The Steam Engine and the Computer: What Makes Technology Revolutionary.

Simon, Herbert A.

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ERIC Number: EJ362644

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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The Steam Engine and the Computer: What Makes Technology Revolutionary.

Simon, Herbert A.

EDUCOM Bulletin, v22 n1 p2-5 Spr 1987

This discussion of technological revolution focuses on the computer and its uses in education. Contrasts between human traits, such as insight and creativity, and computer capabilities are discussed; the computer as its own instructional device is described; and possible educational changes resulting from computers are addressed. (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Creativity, Educational Change, Educational Trends, Futures (of Society), Industrialization, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Processes, Technological Advancement, Technology Transfer

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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