The confessions of an educational heretic
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- FORWARD and ACKNOWLEDGMENTS……..………..…………….……..vii
- II. THE STARTING GATE………………………………..………...…. 17
- Modifying and Adjusting………………………………………….......… 47
- Glare…………………………………………………………….…….. 98
- Merrow Report (NPR)……………………………………………….. 115
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INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR EDUCATION: TRANSFORMING A RURAL SECONDARY SCHOOL INTO THE INFORMATION AGE TOWARD TECHNOLOGICAL UBIQUITY or
THE CONFESSIONS OF AN EDUCATIONAL HERETICby Jozef Hand-BoniakowskiDissertationSubmitted to the Faculty of Greenwich University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in Information Technology and Distance Education March 31, 2000TABLE OF CONTENTS FORWARD and ACKNOWLEDGMENTS……..………..…………….……..viiABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………. ix Chapter I. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………….. 1 Chiding……………………….……………………………………….. 2 More Time…………………………………………………………….. 4 Self-Education……………………………………………………….... 6 In this Book………………………………………………………...…. 7 Monumental Change……………………………………………….…. 9 Intention……………………………………………………..……..… 11 Questions………………………………………………………..….... 11 Purpose………………………………………………………..…….... 12 Linchpin………………………………………………………..…….. 12 Globalization…………………………………………………………. 13 Neo-liberalism……………………………………………...……..…..14 Promise of the Internet………………………………………...……... 16
Schools as Tools by Design…………………………………...…..…. 20 Like Other Schools…..……………………………………......……... 21 Corporate Recognition………………………………………….……. 23 Channel One…………………………………………………...…..… 24 Example……………...………………………………………....……. 26 Hearing………………………………………………………….……. 27 Buy Nothing Day………………………………………...……..……. 28 A Peek………………….…………………………………….....……. 29 No VHF TV Channel One………………………………………..….. 30 What is It?………………………………………………………...….. 32 INSTITUTIONAL COMPUTER HISTORY…………………….… 35 Homebrewing……………………………………………………..… 35 In the Beginning………………………………………………....…… 36 Newbie………………………………………………….……………. 38 The PET as Teaching Tool………………………………….……….. 39 Techno-person…………………………………………….…….…….40 Transference……………………………………………….…….…… 42 A Biology Class Project…………………………………….……….. 43 Flow Charts…………………………………………………..……… 44
Attention Span…………………………………………….…..……… 45 Attention Deficit Disorder…………………………………….……… 46 Modifying and Adjusting………………………………………….......… 47The Way It Was…………………………………………………......…. 48Infrastructure…………………………………………………….……. 49 IV TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM……………………………………….. 51 Original State of Affairs………………………………………………. 53 Business Department………………………………………………….. 55 Guidance Department…………………………………………………. 57 Library………………………………………………………………… 57 Remaining Computers………………………………………………… 59 V. COMPUTER NETWORKS…………………………………………... 61 The Structure of a Network…………………………………………… 62 Geometry……………………………………………………………… 63 Broadcasting…………………………………………………………... 65 Distinction…………………………………………………………….. 66 VI. NETWORK TOPOLOGIES………………………………………….. 67 Star……………………………………………………………………. 67 Ring…………………………………………………………………… 68 Loop…………………………………………………………………… 70 Bus…………………………………………………………………….. 70 Tree…………………………………………………………………….71 VII. NETWORK ARCHITECTURE……………………………………… 73 Physical Layer………………………………………………………… 73 Data Link Layer………………………………………………………. 75 Network Layer………………………………………………………… 76 Transport Layer……………………………………………………….. 77 Session Layer…………………………………………………………. 78 Presentation Layer……………………………………………………. 79 Application Layer…………………………………………………….. 80 VIII. TOPOLOGY EXPERIMENT………………………………………… 82 Hardwiring……………………………………………………………. 82 Making the Data Link Play…………………………………………… 84 A Few Problems……………………………………………………… 85 Complications………………………………………………………… 88 Hands On……………………………………………………………… 88 Typical Connection…………………………………………………… 88 Initial Implementation………………………………………………… 89 Two-Year Growth…………………………………………………….. 91 IX. INVESTIGATING TECHNOLOGY USAGE……………………….. 94 Internet Access………………………………………………………... 94 Major Weakness………………………………………………………. 95 Latest Technology…………………………………………………….. 95 Library and Classrooms………………………………………………. 96 Student Complaints…………………………………………………… 97
Staff Comparison……………………………………………………… 99 Questions…………………………………………………………….. 101Survey………………………………………………………………... 102 Cursory Conclusions……………………………………………….... 102 Conversations………………………………………………………… 103 Mathematics Department…………………………………………….. 104 Requirements………………………………………………………… 106 Mirrored Results……………………………………………….…….. 107 A Local Study………………………………………………….…….. 108 Attention Span……………………………………………………….. 108 More Assessment…………………………………………………….. 109 Lack of Department Technology Usage………………………………110 Another Mathematics Experiment…………………………………… 110 On Their Own………………………………………………………... 112 Results……………………………………………………………….. 113 Time Intensity……………………………………………………….. 114 Merrow Report (NPR)……………………………………………….. 115The Latter Approach…………………………………………………. 116 Present Push………………………………………………………….. 117 Assessment…………………………………………………………… 118 Mathematics Conclusion……………………………………….…..… 119 Internal Wiring……………………………………………………….. 120
Staff Email…………………………………………………………… 124 Filtering………………………………………………………………. 125 Ideology……………………………………………………………… 126 Big Brother and Privacy…………………………………………….. 127 Critical Thinking…………………………………………………….. 129 Library……………………………………………………………….. 131 Funding and Access…………………………………………………. 132 COPA………………………………………………………………… 133 Tactic………………………………………………………………… 134 XI. INTERNET RELAY CHAT…………………………………………. 136 Potential and Possibility……………………………………………… 137 Case-in-Point……………………………………………………….....137 IRC Popularity……………………………………………………….. 138 Aversion to IRC……………………………………………………… 139 Numbers……………………………………………………………… 140 XII. STUDENT WORLD WIDE WEB USAGE…………………………. 141 Student Opinions…………………………………………………….. 142 Email Revisited………………………………………………………. 143 Recommendation…………………………………………………….. 143 Video…………………………………………………………………. 144 Integration……………………………………………………………. 145 Potential………………………………………………………...……. 146 Caveat…………………………………………………………….…. 147 Intrusion……………………………………………………………… 148 Not Needed………………………………………...………………… 149 XIII. WORKS IN PROGRESS……………………………………………. 151 Publications Studio……………………………………...…………… 151 Download 0.79 Mb. Share with your friends:
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