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High Touch in the High Tech World of Education: Impact ‘89

Abstract Increased attention is being paid to the concept of ‘high touch’ by educator and citizen alike. The root cause ascribed to a diversity of ailments which afflict many who find themselves surrounded by increasing amounts of technology can be traced to man's earliest attempts to communicate. Recognition of cause and efforts to alleviate resultant stress are available, but to be effective individuals must not only understand the origins of the problem, they must act upon them as well. One means through which action may be taken is here offered the reader, in which those who design instructional materials and experiences must first examine what one's ‘true colours’ of processing information are.

Low Tech Education in a High Tech World: Corporations and Classrooms in the New Information Society.

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Low Tech Education in a High Tech World.

Low Tech Education in a High Tech World.

Low Tech Education in a High Tech World. By Elizabeth Useem. Free Press. 278 pp. $19.95

Low Tech Education in a High Tech World. By Elizabeth Useem. Free Press. 278 pp. $19.95

: Low Tech Education in a High Tech World: Corporations and Classrooms in the New Information Society . Elizabeth L. Useem.

American AnthropologistVolume 89, Issue 3 p. 768-769 Free Access Low Tech Education in a High Tech World: Corporations and Classrooms in the New Information Society. Elizabeth L. Useem. Marietta L. Baba, Marietta L. Baba Wayne State UniversitySearch for more papers by this author Marietta L. Baba, Marietta L. Baba Wayne State UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: September 1987 https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1987.89.3.02a00700AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume89, Issue3September 1987Pages 768-769 RelatedInformation

Educational Deficiencies: Low Tech Education in a High Tech World . Corporations and Classrooms in the New Information Society. Elizabeth L. Useem. Free Press (Macmillan), New York, and Collier Macmillan, London, 1986. x, 278 pp., illus. $19.95; to AAAS members if ordered from AAAS, $15.95. AAAS Issues in Science and Technology Series.

Educational Deficiencies: <i>Low Tech Education in a High Tech World</i> . Corporations and Classrooms in the New Information Society. Elizabeth L. Useem. Free Press (Macmillan), New York, and Collier Macmillan, London, 1986. x, 278 pp., illus. $19.95; to AAAS members if ordered from AAAS, $15.95. AAAS Issues in Science and Technology Series.

Responding to Industry: Writing in a High Tech World

Since 1977, each Spring I have taught four sections of technic l report writing, a one semester course re quired for all students enrolled in a technology course at Broome Community College in upstate New York. The College (BCC) is a comprehensive community college Literature. Always, I felt comfortable teaching Beo wulf, Hamlet, and Paradise Lost; sometimes, I felt un comfortable teaching executive summaries, occurrence reports, and flow charts. I had never worked outside of an academic environment; indeed, until several years

Preparing Special Education Leadership for Problem Solving in a High Tech World

A broad range of national and international social structures are changing rapidly as we become a nation engaged in the business of thinking and communicating knowledge as opposed to the historical base of industrial manufacturing. What these dramatic changes hold for the well-being of handicapped people is unknown. The resulting challenge to the new leadership in special education is perhaps the greatest in the history of the profession. New approaches to new problems will require new approaches to leadership preparation, yet we must continue to meet present needs. The leadership preparation model described responds to both current conditions and future needs. The model anticipates that the special education leaders in the next decade will be able to reconceptualize future professional roles, identify new knowledge and approaches to instruction, design new curricula, establish effective transdisciplinary models for administering special education programs, and become effective advocates for handicapped people in a high technology world. The model proposes multiple learning environments and mentors through which inquiry, innovation, application, evaluation, and new technology can be brought to bear on the preparation of individuals for leadership in solving the critical issues with which special education will move into the 21st century.