Abstract: Communication and information computer networks connect the world in ways that make globalization more natural and inequity more subtle. As educators, we look at these phenomena holistically analyzing them from the realistâs view, thus exploring tensions, (in) equity and (in)justice, and from the idealistâs view, thus embracing connectivity, convergence and development of a collective consciousness. In an increasingly market- driven world we find examples of openness and human generosity that are based on networks, specifically the Internet. After addressing open movements in publishing, software industry and education, we describe the possibility of a dialectic equilibrium between globalization and indigenousness in view of ecologically designed future smart networks.
Abstract: Here we consider personal data collection and storage, access
control, data mining, and related privacy protection in two different scenarios:
online tutoring systems and school-based educational systems. When applying
intelligent agents to create an accurate student profile intended to facilitate
personalised content delivery, we argue that information collected by an agent
needs to be stripped of sensitive personal data. In case of more traditional
educational environments within which studentsâ data are collected for variety
of administrative purposes, the only way to protect sensitive information is to
combine technical security procedures with the existing legal restrictions and
policies put in place.
