Abstract

Discusses whether computer technology should be incorporated into higher education, noting that it is often incorporated without asking whether it is appropriate and under what conditions and for what purposes it should be incorporated. The paper highlights issues surrounding social responsibility, community, and alienation and suggests that technology be treated as an experiment rather than a solution. (SM)

Citation

Rintala, J. (1998). Computer Technology in Higher Education: An Experiment, Not a Solution. Quest, 50(4), 366. Retrieved July 6, 2022 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/86587/.

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Keywords

• Alienation
• community
• Computer Uses in Education
• distance education
• educational technology
• higher education
• information technology
• Multimedia Instruction
• Social Responsibility