Visions about Internet and Education
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The document discusses Johan Groth's vision for how the Internet will impact education. Some of the key points made include: - The Internet will become the dominant infrastructure for information and communication due to its open standards, scalability, and low cost. - The Internet will enable new ways of communicating and exchanging information that will change how people live, learn, and work. Information will be digital and easily shared. - These changes will impact education by opening up new information sources and contact opportunities for students, changing subject matter, and increasing competition between schools.
Visions about Internet and Education
- 1. Meeting of EUN Virtual School, Stockholm, February 1999 Visions about Internet and Education Johan Groth <johan.groth@gogab.se> The National Agency for Education and Internet Society (ISOC-SE)
- 2. What is Internet? A network of computer networks A set of communication protocols The one and only IT infrastructure Dr. Johan Groth 19 09-11-07 E-mail johan.groth@gogab.se WWW http://www,pi.se/gogab Page
- 3. Why will Internet be The network? Based on open standards Scaleable Globally accepted Available without major investments Growing rapidly Cost efficient Dr. Johan Groth 19 09-11-07 E-mail johan.groth@gogab.se WWW http://www,pi.se/gogab Page
- 4. What will we do on Internet? Everything! Distribute texts, show pictures Telephone, TV and radio Etc., etc. “ All” information exchange and communication will use Internet “ Everything” will be connected to Internet Dr. Johan Groth 19 09-11-07 E-mail johan.groth@gogab.se WWW http://www,pi.se/gogab Page
- 5. Possible limitations None! Moore’s law will continue to hold Computer networks will develop even faster Addresses will never run out Etc., etc. Dr. Johan Groth 19 09-11-07 E-mail johan.groth@gogab.se WWW http://www,pi.se/gogab Page
- 6. What does this mean? New ways to communicate New ways to exchange information Imply changes in how we live, learn and work Dr. Johan Groth 19 09-11-07 E-mail johan.groth@gogab.se WWW http://www,pi.se/gogab Page
- 7. Changes – Information will be digital Easy to store and distribute Easy to copy without loss of quality Easy to present information Easy to change format Easy to supply meta-information Dr. Johan Groth 19 09-11-07 E-mail johan.groth@gogab.se WWW http://www,pi.se/gogab Page
- 8. Changes – “Everything” will be connected Share resources Share information Work together The network is more important than the “computer” Dr. Johan Groth 19 09-11-07 E-mail johan.groth@gogab.se WWW http://www,pi.se/gogab Page
- 9. Changes – Everyone will take part Interests more important than ”closeness” Dr. Johan Groth 19 09-11-07 E-mail johan.groth@gogab.se WWW http://www,pi.se/gogab Page
- 10. Changes – Information consumer and producer Handle all information types with one tool Easy and cheap to create information in any format Possible to reach a world wide audience No more broadcasting Initiative will come from the receiver Dr. Johan Groth 19 09-11-07 E-mail johan.groth@gogab.se WWW http://www,pi.se/gogab Page
- 11. Changes – All information formats are equal Primacy of text is removed All formats equally easy to handle A return to ”pre-printing press times” The “best” format can be chosen Dr. Johan Groth 19 09-11-07 E-mail johan.groth@gogab.se WWW http://www,pi.se/gogab Page
- 12. Changes – Information will be concurrent Printed = permanent Possible to change with time Possible to change with user Possible to change with user’s needs Dr. Johan Groth 19 09-11-07 E-mail johan.groth@gogab.se WWW http://www,pi.se/gogab Page
- 13. Changes – An invisible development Material flows and information are separated Services become more important Products become ”invisible” Companies become ”invisible” ” Hard to explain what you are doing” Dr. Johan Groth 19 09-11-07 E-mail johan.groth@gogab.se WWW http://www,pi.se/gogab Page
- 14. How do these changes affect the educational sector? New ”doors” will open New contacts will be possible New information sources will become available No common teaching material Subjects change and merge Dr. Johan Groth 19 09-11-07 E-mail johan.groth@gogab.se WWW http://www,pi.se/gogab Page
- 15. How do these changes affect the educational sector? (cont.) Competition between schools Deeper contacts with parents Central role for school libraries Parallel changes (buildings, pedagogy etc.) School will depend on a “critical system” Support costs must be handled Dr. Johan Groth 19 09-11-07 E-mail johan.groth@gogab.se WWW http://www,pi.se/gogab Page
- 16. Competing factors Dr. Johan Groth 19 09-11-07 E-mail johan.groth@gogab.se WWW http://www,pi.se/gogab Page Speed Scalability Acceptance
- 17. Internet will be The infrastructure for I & C I & C is school’s main business Three fundamental questions (Regnér) What is the role and goal of school? How should it be achieved? Where should this take place? Conclusions Dr. Johan Groth 19 09-11-07 E-mail johan.groth@gogab.se WWW http://www,pi.se/gogab Page