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A Short History of the Digital Revolution, Part 2 of 4
The Advent of High Speed Internet [Read Part 1 of this Series] Educational possibilities exponentially multiplied through the widespread availability of faster data transfer speeds made possible by enhanced fiber optic cable. In 1997 the popular launch of wireless (Wi-Fi, also known as WLAN) service and, soon after, the availability of higher data transfer speeds […]
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A short history of the digital revolution reveals that technology changed everything. Since the dawn of the New Millennium there has been an exponential increase in the connection between technology and education.
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Cultural Challenges of the Digital Age [Read Part 1 of this Series] [Read Part 2 of this Series] [Read Part 3 of this Series] As the Digital Age continued to develop, there remained existential, interpersonal, educational, and economic issues needing addressed. Despite its enormous possibilities, people began to realize that technology had a down side. […]
Keep ReadingA Short History of the Digital Revolution, Part 3 of 4
The Impact of Information, Globalization, and Urbanization [Read Part 1 of this Series][Read Part 2 of this Series] The discovery and creation of knowledge during the Digital Age has expanded at incalculable speed due to the opportunities made possible by the availability and popular use of technology. These possibilities coalesced through the impact caused by […]
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