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Being unreal: epistemology, ontology, and phenomenology in a virtual educational world

This paper addresses new flexibility in educational programs and delivery in terms of the possibilities now available for extending the body and the mind through electronic communications. Issues are raised regarding what is true and the nature of reality in the virtual world of the Internet. Finally, the article discusses the ability of people to cope with these issues in terms of the education required, the development of 'information literacy', and the implications for personal responses to them. These ideas are developed within the context of the 'World/Brain/World Mind' concept first set forth by H. G. Wells in 1938.

This paper addresses new flexibility in educational programs and delivery in terms of the possibilities now available for ...  Show Full Abstract  

Authors: Lundin, Roy
Date: 1998
Journal title: American journal of distance education
Resource type: Article
Subjects: Technology; Literacy; Governance;

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