INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT A Humanistic Perspective

摘要

In many industrialized societies, life has changed drastically due to the permeation of information technology (IT) in many aspects of society such as business, government, commerce, education as well as daily activities. How computer is viewed and valued in education depends greatly on the theoretical perspectives of the beholders. reveal different views and attitudes of the users. From a humanistic perspective, technology is a product of scientific knowledge in a human world which is culturally diversified. Our worldview, self-concept and identity belong to the human world. Technology should be used to change the way we think of ourselves in relation to other human beings and the land on which we live. It raises the issues of environmental awareness, international understanding, and human co-existent as world citizens. Technology permeates many aspects of society that it affects the quality of life both positively and negatively. The quality of life is not just about goods and services, but fundamentally it is about mindfulness. One of the big challenges in computer supported education is the response to the question: How should computer technology be used to enhance learners in terms of intellectual, social and emotional development? This challenge shifts our attention from the emphasis on a narrow context of academic learning to a humanistic learning discourse.