Education 368 - Information Technology in Education: Risks and Promises

Institution:

Whitman College

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Description:

not offered 2008-09 This course will explore the promises and possible dangers that information technologies such as the Internet and the World Wide Web bring to the enterprise of public education. Topics will include: the dilemmas of access and credibility, the nature of hypertext and hyper-reading, the paradox of infoglut versus censorship, concerns of privacy and commercialization, and an examination of the future of cyber-education.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.whitman.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 527-5111

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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