--- Forwarded Message from "Johan Viljoen" <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 16:31:33 +0200 >From: "Johan Viljoen" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #5296.9 Technology and Enhanced Student Learning (!) ------------------ Although this discussion is about technology in language learning, the broader issues around technology-enhanced learning inform the debate. Perhaps the following information might be useful on the Clark-Kozma issue. In the journal Educational Technology Research and Development, Vol. 42, No. 2 (1994) there appeared a series of articles on this issue, among others one each by Richard E. Clark and Robert Kozma themselves: Clark, R.E. Media will never influence learning. [E-mail me for a short summary of this one.] Kozma, R.B. Will media influence learning? Reframing the debate. A number of prominent educational technologists and instructional designers contributed to the debate in ETR&D, 42:2. Unfortunately the journal is only available in print, but I am sure your library will be able to get you copies of the articles. If you would like to find out more about Clark, Kozma and other gurus you are welcome to visit the Who's Who in Instructional Technology at http://hagar.up.ac.za/catts/learner/m1g1/whointro.html Apart from the Ehrmann's article already mentioned by Scott Payne, the following are a few on-line articles about technology and education in general hat I have found thought-provoking or interesting (there are many more, of course): Hamza M.K. 1999. Technology and education: Between chaos and order. [http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_3/hamza/index.html] Noble, David F. 1998. Digital diploma mills: The automation of Higher Education. [http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue3_1/noble/] White, Frank. 1999. Digital diploma mills: A dissenting voice. [http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_7/white/] Noam, Eli M. 1995. Electronics and the Dim Future of the University. [http://www.mancet.mb.ca/conference/dim.html] Frayer, Dorothy A. 1999. Creating a Campus Culture to Support a Teaching and Learning Revolution. [http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/cem9923.html] Farrington, Gregory C. 1999. The New Technologies and the Future of Residential Undergraduate Education. [http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/erm9949.html] Kerr, Stephen T. 1997. Nine Paradoxes of Educational Technology. [http://faculty.washington.edu/stkerr/9ParadoxesET.html] Oppenheimer, Todd. 1997. The computer delusion. [http://www.theAtlantic.com/atlantic/issues/97jul/computer.htm] Sloan, Bernie. 1997. Cyberhope, or Cyberhype? CMC and the Future of Higher Education. [http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/~haythorn/cmc_bs.htm] Imel, Susan. 1999. Using Technologies Effectively in Adult and Vocational Education. [http://www.ericacve.org/docgen.asp?tbl=pab&ID=92] Essays on the Philosophy of Technology [http://commhum.mccneb.edu/PHILOS/techessay.htm] (This WWW site is excellent if you are interested in philosophizing about Ed Tech) If you really want to read some anti-technology views, Neil Postman is your man! The best would be to feed his name to a search engine, e.g. Dogpile (www.dogpile.com) Something on Technological Determinism for the philosophers: http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1996/feb/chandler.html Do follow the links to Daniel Chandler's pages too - I found them very interesting and informative (what with my being rather dumb about these things) Regards Johan Viljoen