Wired Tower: Perspectives on the Impact of the Internet on Higher Education, The

Wired Tower: Perspectives on the Impact of the Internet on Higher Education, The

by Matthew Serbin Pittinsky
Released July 2002
Publisher(s): Pearson
ISBN: 9780130428295

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Book description

The Wired Tower: Perspectives on the Impact of the Internet on Higher Education brings together leading thinkers and doers to assess the new realities of the Internet in higher education. Edited by Blackboard, Inc. Chairman Matthew Pittinsky, the book identifies key drivers of technology-related change, five transformative Internet-based learning practices most likely to succeed and explores every facet of Internet-related change. The book also includes original contributions from Neil Postman (The End of Education) and Arthur Levine, President, Columbia University Teacher's College.

Table of contents

  1. CONTENTS
  2. PREFACE (1/2)
  3. PREFACE (2/2)
  4. Chapter 1 TRANSFORMATION THROUGH EVOLUTION
    1. FROM DOT-COM TO DOT-EDU
    2. THE ROOTS OF E-LEARNING
    3. THE POTENTIAL FOR GREAT CHANGE
  5. Chapter 2 HIGHER EDUCATION: A REVOLUTION EXTERNALLY, EVOLUTION INTERNALLY
    1. THE COMING REVOLUTION (1/2)
    2. THE COMING REVOLUTION (2/2)
    3. THE COMING EVOLUTION
      1. The Discovery and Creation of New Knowledge
      2. Preservation and Transmission of Eternal Truths
      3. Service to Humanity
      4. The Combination
    4. CONCLUSIONS FOR THE NATION
  6. Chapter 3 E-LEARNING IN THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION MARKET: A VIEW FROM WALL STREET
    1. INCREASING ENROLLMENTS SHOULD DRIVE GROWTH
    2. EXPENDITURES SUPPORT E-LEARNING GROWTH
    3. DISTANCE LEARNING IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
    4. FORCES DRIVING DISTANCE LEARNING
    5. DISTANCE LEARNING BENEFICIAL TO BRICKS-AND-MORTAR EDUCATION
    6. ONLINE COMMUNITIES IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
  7. Chapter 4 THE EMERGING GLOBAL E-EDUCATION INDUSTRY (1/2)
  8. Chapter 4 THE EMERGING GLOBAL E-EDUCATION INDUSTRY (2/2)
    1. EDUCATION ECONOMICS AND THE GROWTH OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR
    2. MARKETPLACE RELAITIES: WORLD PARTICIPATION IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
    3. READINESS OF THE WORLD MARKET
    4. LANGUAGE COMMUNITIES ONLINE AND MARKET POSITION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION
    5. EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING AS INTERNATIONAL TRADE
    6. BARRIERS AND CHALLANGES TO A GLOBAL E-LEARNING INDUSTRY: INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS ISSUES (1/2)
    7. BARRIERS AND CHALLANGES TO A GLOBAL E-LEARNING INDUSTRY: INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS ISSUES (2/2)
    8. CASE STUDIES
      1. Universitas 21
      2. African Virtual University
      3. Global University Alliance
      4. Worldwide Universities Network
      5. Sylvan Learning and Sylvan International Universities
      6. An International Management Program
    9. CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS
    10. ENDNOTES (1/2)
    11. ENDNOTES (2/2)
  9. Chapter 5 QUALITY, COST AND ACCESS: THE CASE FOR REDESIGN (1/7)
  10. Chapter 5 QUALITY, COST AND ACCESS: THE CASE FOR REDESIGN (2/7)
  11. Chapter 5 QUALITY, COST AND ACCESS: THE CASE FOR REDESIGN (3/7)
  12. Chapter 5 QUALITY, COST AND ACCESS: THE CASE FOR REDESIGN (4/7)
  13. Chapter 5 QUALITY, COST AND ACCESS: THE CASE FOR REDESIGN (5/7)
  14. Chapter 5 QUALITY, COST AND ACCESS: THE CASE FOR REDESIGN (6/7)
  15. Chapter 5 QUALITY, COST AND ACCESS: THE CASE FOR REDESIGN (7/7)
    1. ENDNOTES
  16. Chapter 6 WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD: AN ON-CAMPUS PERSPECTIVE OF A CIO
    1. PEOLPLE, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, AND POLICIES
      1. Faculty Support
      2. Technical Staff
      3. Policies, Copyright, and Intellectual Property
      4. Financing Campus Technology
    2. TECHONOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE
      1. Network
      2. Data Management
      3. Assuring Access
    3. TECHONOLOGY STANDARDS
      1. Tying Things Together—Portals and Middleware
      2. Electronic Information Resources
    4. INSTUTIONS THAT GO BEYOND THE ENVELOPE
      1. Models for Addressing Issues
    5. SUMMARY
  17. Chapter 7 QUESTION MEDIA (1/2)
  18. Chapter 7 QUESTION MEDIA (2/2)
    1. WHAT PROBLEM GETS SOLVED BY THIS NEW TECHONOLOGY?
    2. WHOSE PROBLEMS IS IT?
    3. WHAT NEW PROBLEMS ARE CREATED AFTER SOLVING AN OLD PROBLEMS?
    4. WHO AND WHAT MIGHT BE HARMED BY A TECHONOLOGICAL SOLUTION?
    5. ARE CHANGES GAINED AND LOST WITH NEW TECHONOLOGIES?
    6. WHO AND WHAT ACQUIRE POWER DUE TO TECHONOLOGICAL CHANGE?
    7. ENDNOTES
  19. Chapter 8 FIVE GREAT PROMISES OF E-LEARNING
    1. PREDICTION 1: CONVERGENCE OF MODALITIES
    2. PREDICTION 2: NEW AND MORE SOPHISTICATED ACADEMIC TECHONOLOGIES
    3. PREDICTION 3: DATA MINING
    4. PREDICTION 4: THE LEARNER PROFILE
    5. PREDICTION 5: UBIQUITOUS WEB COMMUNITIES AND SERVICES
    6. ENDNOTES
  20. INDEX
    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
    6. F
    7. G
    8. H
    9. I
    10. J
    11. K
    12. L
    13. M
    14. N
    15. O
    16. P
    17. Q
    18. R
    19. S
    20. T
    21. U
    22. V
    23. W
    24. Y

Product information

  • Title: Wired Tower: Perspectives on the Impact of the Internet on Higher Education, The
  • Author(s): Matthew Serbin Pittinsky
  • Release date: July 2002
  • Publisher(s): Pearson
  • ISBN: 9780130428295