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Effectiveness of Technology in Education debate


Check out the debate on the Economist site. Sir John Daniel and Dr. Bob Kozma go toe to toe on the topic of "Effectiveness of Technology in Education - Does new technology add to the quality of education?". As far as I know, both guys (can you refer to a "sir" as guy?) are technology proponents, but in this debate Kozma has the positive perspective and Daniel has the thumbs down position. A poll running on the site is at 52 percent con and 48 percent pro at the moment. Although can add your own comment on the site, it suffers from poor implementation. There's no way to reply to specific comment and are no titles for comments, so you get a very long list of text to look through if you want to find something. There is also a comment from Linda Darling-Hammond, professor of Education at Stanford University which is worth reading.

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Rodney B. Murray, PhD said…
I thought you and your readers might be interested in the upcoming National Distance Learning Week and my interview of the NDLW National Chair, Dr. Ken Hartman on my podcast:

http://rod4jefferson.blogspot.com/2007/09/rpp-48-national-distance-learning-week.html

Also, see NDLW: http://www.ndlw.org

I'm glad I discovered your blog. We seem to have some of the same interests.

Thanks,
Rod
9:30 AM, October 26, 2007
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