Information
technology has achieved marvels for modern man.
It has enabled him to transcend seemingly impossible
barriers, with the promise of breaching more.
This
issue of the INNOTECH Journal explores facets
of the marvels as applied to education.
"The
Use of Technology to Promote Higher Order Thinking
Skills" advocates using information
technology for integrated and interdisciplinary
learning.
"Technology
for the Learning-Challenged" shows how
the computer can compensate for the lack of a
specific handicapping skill, thus enabling normal
performance.
"The
Application of Multimedia in Japanese Education"
traces the short history of efforts to use multimedia
in allowing students to establish their own goals,
and to search and choose from a vast variety of
information depending on their needs and interests.
"Union
City Interactive Multimedia Education Trial"
shows the way for making computer education
programs work through the blending of comprehensive
school reform, technological innovation and corporate
sponsorship.
The
country experiences of Indonesia, Malaysia and
Thailand demonstrate how a wide range of technologies
can broaden access to learning through distance
education. |
