The Internet as a Tool for Transformation
OPPORTUNITIES:
- "Global" compendium of informational resources, research databases, articles...
- Virtually infinite expansion of resource base
- Interaction across national borders and cultural boundaries
- Facilitation of dialogue and resource exchange
CHALLENGES and LIMITATIONS:
- Learning curve
- Instability
- Fading lines between commercial and educational sites
- Diminishing face-to-face human interaction
- "Global" doesn't really mean "global": equity and access
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Presented by:
Dr. Paul Gorski, University of Maryland
March 2001
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