Using Information Technology to Transform the Way We Learn

Gray, James N. and Hillis, W. Daniel and Kahn, Robert E. and Kennedy, Ken and Miller, John P. and Nagel, David C. and Shortliffe, Edward H. and Smarr, Larry and Thompson, Joe F. and Vadasz, Leslie and Viterbi, Andrew J. and Wallach, Steven J. (2001) Using Information Technology to Transform the Way We Learn. Technical Report.

Abstract

Using Information Technology to Transform the Way We Learn highlights PITAC’s findings and recommendations on how the Federal government can provide the leadership needed to solve key information technology challenges and to improve the quality of, and public access to educational and training experiences. The overarching recommendation in this report calls for the Federal government to make the integration of information technology with education and training a national priority. In addition, the Federal government should: *Establish and coordinate a major research initiative for information technology in education and training *Establish focused government-industry-foundation partnerships to aggressively pursue the information technology research program *Develop programs that enable educators and related professionals to use information technology effectively *Work with industry and academia to develop technical standards for extendable component-based technologies and infrastructures that can be widely used in online education and training