SESSION 3 TOPICS This session explores the current and near future impact of technology in the areas of the workplace in general and education. Communications technology + information technology = elimination of layers of management, changing the nature and meaning of work, changing the way work is done. Understanding of the impact technology has had on organizations. Have organizations realized the productivity gains promised by the technology revolution? Strategic partner management. Recognition that core competencies are unique to organizations, and how this leads to partnering, even with "competitors."  How can leaders share with their organizations the critical need for open systems? IDENTIFICATION OF VOLUNTEER TO LEAD SHORT INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS FOR Session 4. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PROJECT PROPOSAL IS APPROVED.  SEE MAJOR CLASS ASSIGNMENT

SESSION 3.  LINKED ASSIGNMENT. Written Assignment: (a) Technology has always been a part of the workplace and education. The issues is what, if any, impact computers and related technology are having in these areas. What is the main argument of Zuboff, Rifkin, Raney, and Riegle? How do these arguments relate to each other? What seems to be implicit in the arguments? To what extent do Zuboff and Rifkin's observations apply to education and to what extent do Raney and Riegle's comments apply to work? (b) What do you think the greatest impact of technology will be on higher education and why? (c) What does it mean to be "fluent" in information technology and to what extent do your views agree with the readings? Create a new thread  for each part of the assignment.  If the point you wish to make has already been introduced, your comments can be added as a  to it.  You are also encouraged to reply to the comments of others.

 

Power Point presentation by M. McFarland, S.J. [http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/doctoral/mcfarland/sld001.htm]
TECHNOLOGY AND WORK

Shoshana Zuboff, In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power
Zuboff argues that today's computer revolution in the workplace confronts us with a momentous choice either to automate, dehumanizing work and alienating workers, or to informate, giving workers the knowledge to make critical, collaborative judgments.

1. The summary of In the Age of the Smart Machine by Shoshana Zuboff [zuboff.rtf].

The book is highly recommended. On 2-day reserve in Foley, filed under Beebe, DPLS 707

The following items can be found at the password protected, Blackboard site for the class. These items are on electronic reserve.

Copyright Information

Some course document materials may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code) and by the Digital Milennium Copyright Act of 1998.  This means that the material is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research".  Using a copy in any other way means the user may be liable for copyright infringement.

2. Robert Kraut, Susan Dumais, and Susan Koch, "Computerization, Productivity, and Quality of Work-Life," Communications of the ACM, volume 32, number 2, February, 1989, pp. 220-238. Blackboard 

3. "The emperor's new workplace" Scientific American, Sep 95, Vol. 273 Issue 3, p202, 2p, 1c Blackboard

4. Interview with Shoshana Zuboff in Omni, Apr91, Vol. 13 Issue 7, p66, 7p, 1 chart, 2c
Zuboff discusses  the effect of informating on workers, particularly at the bottom rung of companies, the skills workers will need, the future of solo overachievers, and the importance of the dignity of work. Blackboard

Jeremy Rifkin, The End of Work
1. Brief Introduction to The End of Work [http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/art/rifkin01.htm]
2. A Rifkin Reader:  An Essential Summary [http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/art/rifkin02.htm]
3. The End of Work — Five Years Later By Jeremy Rifkin Introduction to the 2000 Penguin Edition [http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/art/rifkin05.htm]

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? A critique of a neo-futurist's vision of the decline of work by Bob Black. Institute for New Culture Technologies. Vienna, Austria [http://www.t0.or.at/bobblack/futuwork.htm]

Summary by chapters of The End of Work with quotations from the text and response by Dave Ketchum, political activitst in the Independence Party of New York [http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages3/davek/docs/ENDOWORK.HTML]**

Rifkin's "End of Work" by Kelley L. Ross, Department of Philosophy Los Angeles Valley College [http://www.friesian.com/rifkin.htm]**

Information Highway Policy, E-commerce and Work by Gregory J. Walters, Canadian perceptive on problems with the "End of Work" [http://www.policyalternatives.ca/ictpolicy/infopolicy.html]**

Mike Marquardt and Greg Kearsley. Technology, Learning & Organizations
A textbook in both print and electronic (web-based) formats, Chapters & Related Web Sites [http://www.gwu.edu/~lto/tlo-toc.html] Part I Impact of Technology on Organizations, Work and Workers

TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION

Doug Johnson The Educational Technology Journal "Evaluating the Impact of Technology: The Less Simple Answer." [http://www.fno.org/jan96/reply.html]
Should Schools Be Wired To The Internet? No--Learn First, Surf Later, By David Gelernter
[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/1998/dom/980525/nation.should_schools_be33.html]****
Yes--It's Essential to the Way Kids Learn, By Vice President Al Gore
[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/1998/dom/980525/nation.should_schools_be31.html]****
4. Instructional Telecommunications Council (ITC) Distance Education Links & Resources [http://www.itcnetwork.org/resources.htm]
5. Chronicle of Higher Education Information Technology (great set of links)
[http://chronicle.com/infotech/]

Guidelines and Principles for Distance Education

Guiding Principles for Faculty in Distance Learning [http://www.ihets.org/learntech/facprinc.html]. In the fall of 1999, the Working Group of the Indiana Partnership for Statewide Education (IPSE) identified a need for guiding principles which define good practice and a clear benchmark for faculty as the pursue activities in distance learning.

Principles of Good Practice for Electronically Offered Academic Degree and Certificate Programs, "Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications [http://www.wiche.edu/telecom/projects/balancing/principles.htm].

Guidelines for Distance Education. NCA Commission on Institutions of Higher Education [http://www.ncacihe.org/resources/guidelines/gdistance.html].

ADEC Guiding Principles for Distance Learning, American Distance Education Consortium [http://www.adec.edu/admin/papers/distance-learning_principles.html].

Rodney P.Riegle
Visit and experience Dr. Rod Riegle's EAF 524 course at Illinois State University.    Then click on the name "Riegle"
1. Education in the Information Age.  Slide presentation by Riegle
[http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/rpriegle/generic/slides/education/sld001.htm]
Lessons from a Cyberguide by Rodney P. Riegle
[http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/rpriegle/wwwdocs/lessons.htm]
Other WWW documents by Riegle
[http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/rpriegle/wwwdocs/welcome.htm]

The Chicago Handbook for Teachers: A Practical Guide to the College Classroom
by Alan Brinkley, Betty Dessants, Michael Flamm, Cynthia Fleming, Charles Forcey, and Eric Rothschild
whole of Chapter 10 Using Electronic Resources for Teaching [http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/075125.html]

Teaching with Electronic Technology Michael L. Hall University Honors Program University of Maryland, College Park [http://www.wam.umd.edu/~mlhall/teaching.html]**

Being Fluent with Information Technology Committee on Information Technology Literacy, National Research Council 128 pages, 6 x 9, 1999. -2/01/01

Being Fluent with Information Technology sets the standard for what everyone should know about IT in order to use it effectively now and in the future. It explores three kinds of knowledge—intellectual capabilities, foundational concepts, and skills—that are essential for fluency with IT. The book presents detailed descriptions and examples of current skills and timeless concepts and capabilities, which will be useful to individuals who use IT and to the instructors who teach them.

[http:Read it Online - FREE! //www.nap.edu/books/030906399X/html/]

or order it

[http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6482.html]

Links Pages relate specifically to web-based learning by Maggie McVay Lynch, Instructional Support Specialist at Portland State University [http://web.pdx.edu/~mmlynch/links.html]**

Kerlins.net > Bobbi's Place > Education > Online Ed menu Bobbi Kerlins [http://kerlins.net/bobbi/education/onlineed/]**

MIT OpenCourseWare. Makes MIT course materials used in the teaching of almost all undergraduate and graduate subjects available on the web, free of charge, to any user anywhere in the world.
[http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2001/ocw-facts.html]** MIT OpenCourseWare Web Site [http://web.mit.edu/ocw/]**

The Knowledge Media Laboratory (KML) of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Research on the uses of emerging technologies and new media to enhance the quality of teaching and learning. (check out the Gallery) [http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/KML/]**

Center for Academic Transformation. A source of expertise and support for those in higher education who wish to take advantage of the capabilities of information technology to transform their academic practices.[http://www.center.rpi.edu/]**

EDUTECH, an online resource for education & technologies University of Geneva, Switzerland [http://agora.unige.ch/tecfa/edutech/welcome_frame.html]**

Educational Technology & Society
Journal of the International Forum of Educational Technology & Society and IEEE Learning Technology Task Force
[http://ifets.ieee.org/periodical/vol_3_99/v_3_99.html]

The Educational Technology Journal [http://www.fno.org/]

The Distance Education and Training Council (formerly the National Home Study Council) [http://www.detc.org/]**

Information Technology in Higher Education: The "Global Academic Village" and Intellectual Standardization by Philip E. Agre Department of Information Studies University of California, Los Angeles On the Horizon 7(5), 1999, pages 8-11. [http://dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/global.html]**

The Pew Learning and Technology Newsletter The Pew Program in Learning and Technology Electronic newsletter that highlights ongoing examples of redesigned learning environments using technology. [http://www.center.rpi.edu/PewNews1.html]**

The Virtual University Gazette’s Guide to Programs that Teach Instructors How to Teach Online February 2001 Edition [http://www.geteducated.com/articles/teach2000.htm]**

An Overview of Online Learning By Saul Carliner Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts [http://www.lakewoodconferences.com/whitepaper1.htm]**

World Lecture Hall publishes links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver course materials in any language. [http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture/]**

University Continuing Education Association.[http://www.nucea.edu/]**

MERLOT is a free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students in higher education. . [http://www.merlot.org/Home.po]**

Major Assignment
Approval for Class Projects will be posted as replies on the Discussion Board.  If you are asked to modify or clarify your proposal, you will need to do so as a reply.
Short hands-on activitiesDistance Education

Class will be divided into two section, part will be at Foley and the rest at Schoenberg Center