Background
Tiffin, John Weightman was born on September 10, 1932 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Son of John Weightman and Lottie (Wheatley) Tiffin. arrived in New Zealand, 1983.
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Este libro investiga lo que pueden llegar a ser la educación y el aprendizaje a medida que avanza la tecnología informática. El argumento es muy simple. Con el fin de preparar a las personas para que puedan vivir en una sociedad informatizada, es necesario instruirlas haciendo uso de la tecnología propia de esta última. Per o, ¿qué significa eso? Para explicarlo, los autores examinan la naturaleza de la educación como sistema de comunicación, utilizando sus descubrimientos en el aula en la averiguación de un dato básico: ¿por qué el antiguo régimen ha sobrevivido durante tantos años? Quizá, dicen, porque se trata de un sistema de comunicación de notable poder, lo cual explica el hecho de que los intentos de usar la tecnología de la comunicación en el campo de la educación -televisión educativa, formación asistida por ordenador, educación a distancia- no hayan conseguido reemplazarlo. Sin embargo, el libro acaba sugiriendo que se está produciendo por fin una auténtica revolución en el campo de la educación, pues actualmente se vienen desarrollando un grupo de nuevas tecnologías -incluyendo la realidad virtual, la nanotecnología y la inteligencia artificial- que, cuando se combinen con fibras ópticas, producirán una revolución industrial capaz de rivalizar con la del siglo XIX. Y de todo ello surgirá una seria alternativa al aula convencional: el aula virtual.
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'Shirley zips into her skin-tight school uniform, which on the outside looks something like a ski suit. The lining of the suit in fact contains cabling that makes the suit a communication system and there are pressure pads where the suit touches skin that give a sense of touch. Next, she sits astride something that is a bit like a motorbike, except that it has no wheels and is attached firmly to the floor. Her feet fit on to something similar to a brake and accelerator and her gloved hands hold onto handlebars. She shouts, "I'm off to school, Dad". Her father, who is taking time out from his teleworking, begins to remind her that the family are going teleshopping in the virtual city later in the day, but it is too late, his daughter has already donned her school helmet. She is no longer in the real world of her real home, she is in the virtual world of her virtual school.' Is this the shape of the future of education? This book presents a vision of what will happen to education and training as information technology develops. The argument is simple. To prepare people for life in an information society they need to be taught with the technology of an information society. But what shape will that take? Can the classroom as we know it - a communications system which has been in place for four thousand years - be replaced? The authors argue that through the development of telecommunications for telelearning a genuine revolution in education is in the making. The book describes how, through the convergence of a cluster of new technologies including virtual reality, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology and the superhighways of telecommunications, a new educational paradigm will emerge in the form of a virtual class. Teachers, trainers and educators who worry about how best to prepare students for life in an ever-changing world will find much inspiration in this engagingly written and jargon-free book
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Tiffin, John Weightman was born on September 10, 1932 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Son of John Weightman and Lottie (Wheatley) Tiffin. arrived in New Zealand, 1983.
Bachelor with honors, Leeds (England) University, 1953. Master of Arts, Liverpool (England) University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy in Instructional Design, Florida State University, 1976.
Consultant Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Official development assistance, 1969-1970. Training officer Center for Educational television Overseas, England, 1971-1972. Consultant to Government of Brazil Overseas Development Agency, 1972-1973.
Senior specialist The Multinational Project in Educational technology, Organization of American States, Brazil, 1975-1980. Chief Executive Officer Aries International, 1980-1983. Division manager Progeni, New Zealand, 1983-1985.
Beattie professor communications Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, since 1985.
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Married Jean Sherrington Hodgson, January 6, 1959. Children: Tsehai Jane, John Coverdale, Larisa Marie.