This paper argues that it is time to think differently about assessing the role of educational technology in the teaching and learning process. The first section addresses the question, "What is learning?" The second section examines the purpose of education. The third section discusses the knowledge base needed to apply educational…

Discusses the field of broadcasting education and suggests improvements that should be made in higher education degree programs. Highlights include program elements common to all professional fields, such as ethics; use of appropriate technology; curriculum development; doctoral programs in communications; faculty recruitment and development;…

Challenges the assumption that new technologies in the classroom are superior to traditional ones. Argues that new technologies serve business-related goals of education, which currently overshadow social and individual-development purposes of learning. Suggests that the notion that new technologies are "just a tool" is an oversimplification and…