User adaptation of a networked technology : internet CNN Newsroom in a high school classroom
Year: 1997
Type: dissertation
Abstract: In this thesis, we examine the integration of Internet access into the work practices of one high school social studies classroom in Lexington, Massachusetts.Technologically, this classroom is several years ahead of most of its peers, with a dedicated high speed connection to the Internet and several computers capable of displaying video and audio material.These capabilities include a new service called Internet CNN Newsroom, which enables the retrieval of current and archival news footage through the World Wide Web.While the students and teachers have integrated some of these capabilities into their learning and teaching, other features have been neglected.We enumerate the capabilities of this technology, and for each, we will consider its demands on the users and the educational objectives which it supports.We test the hypothesis that the successes of the technology in the classroom depended critically on the flexibility of the technology in allowing partial and incremental implementation, and required active adaptation by students and teachers.We consider the implications for technology planners and designers, and develop a strategy for deploying the Internet CNN Newsroom service and other multimedia information services more widely.
Author: Jae Hun Roh
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1499736127