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Peer reviewedThurston, Thomas – History Teacher, 2001
Discusses the role of computer technology and Web sites in expanding social networks. Focuses on the New Deal Network using two examples: (1) uniting a Julia C. Lathrop Housing (Chicago, Illinois) resident with a university professor; and (2) saving the Hugo Gellert art murals at the Seward Park Coop Apartments (New York). (CMK)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedO Tuathail, Gearoid; McCormack, Derek – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1998
Considers educational challenges and opportunities for universities offered by sociotechnical networks, such as the Internet. Uses the case of a course on globalization to outline some practical possibilities for using the Internet to facilitate critical thinking. Suggests that geography educators need to develop a technoliteracy that…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Critical Thinking
