Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ566571
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Publication Date: 1998
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The Near and Distant Future of Educational Culture: New Kinds of "Book," Porous Knowledge Domains, and New Uses of Language.
Pincas, Anita
Indian Journal of Open Learning, v7 n1 p129-42 Jan 1998
Suggests that three new developments are having a major impact on educational practice: (1) the emergence of new artifacts, replacing traditional books; (2) the growing ease of different kinds of information gathering, mainly keyword searches of the World Wide Web and citation indexes; and (3) software developments that ease text-based group communication. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Citations (References), Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software Development, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Practices, Educational Technology, Futures (of Society), Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Information Technology, Technological Advancement, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Note: Journal availability: Editor, Indian Journal of Open Learning, STRIDE, IGNOU, New Delhi 110 068, India. Theme issue topic: "Networked and Collaborative Learning."
