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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807034503321

Autore

Bowers C. A

Titolo

Let them eat data [[electronic resource] ] : how computers affect education, cultural diversity, and the prospects of ecological sustainability / / C.A. Bowers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, : University of Georgia Press, c2000

ISBN

1-283-11050-4

9786613110503

0-8203-4073-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

303.48/34

Soggetti

Computers and civilization

Education - Data processing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-204) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1. Cultural and Ecological Consequences -- 1. Globalizing Cyberspace: Vision and Reality -- 2. The Culture of Cyberspace and Everyday Life -- 3. Displacing Wisdom with Data: Ecological Implications -- 4. Evolutionary Theory and the Global Computer Culture -- Part 2. Educational Consequences -- 5. The False Promises of Computer-Based Education -- 6. Why Computers Should Not Replace Teachers -- 7. Rethinking Technology: What Educational Institutions Can Do -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.