Document Type
Issue Area Three
Abstract
Internet access and, in a broader scope, access to the National Information Infrastructure (NII) will enable our educational system to personalize every aspect of our children's learning. The understanding of democracy and community life are but two facets of this learning environment that will be enhanced by such a powerful access to information and knowledge.
One can imagine two-way video and sound communication coming into any public building or public servant's office. This will enable students to exchange questions and ideas with the people who are directly involved, on a day-to-day basis, with the laws of our land and the workings of government. Face-to-face conversation with famous persons of today will be a reality, with students actively directing questions; this was an unheard of option less than 10 years ago. Video tape and satellite communications will provide to us the best documentaries, historical novels, speeches, trials, legislation, reenactments, and current events. These could be beamed directly to the classroom, or archived for use at any time.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
5
Issue
3
First Page
62
Last Page
63
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1995 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Holzhauer, Jack
(1995)
"Using Internet to Train Students in Civic, National Democracy,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 5:
No.
3, Article 22.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol5/iss3/22
