WELCOME TO THE COMMUNICATION AGE

Authors
THORNBURG DD
Citation
Dd. Thornburg, WELCOME TO THE COMMUNICATION AGE, Internet research, 5(1), 1995, pp. 64
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science","System Science",Telecommunications,"Computer Science Information Systems
Journal title
Internet research → ACNP
ISSN journal
10662243
Volume
5
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Database
ISI
SICI code
1066-2243(1995)5:1<64:WTTCA>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The passing of the information age is announced and explained, and we are welcomed to its successor and paradigm for the immediate future, t he communication age. The vital importance of the communication age to K-12 education is outlined. Special notice is made of the emerging wi de-bandwidth Internet technology, which allows transmission of ''libra ries per second'', and which forces changes on both education and busi ness. Will education remain misengaged with attempts to come to grips with the information age, or will it move ahead with the challenges an d freedom available through the communication age, with the Internet a n integral part of the curriculum?