Life in the Information Age - Education

When we looked at how Education has changed, in our work on On-line Services page 14 to 15.  What we have also discovered is that Education now longer runs for 4 to 16, followed by A levels or other courses at 6th form at a school or college.  Education has also become part of work, with some employers giving staff time off to due further study, other will sponsor their staff through University.  The establishment of the Open University has also changed the face of education and has allowed many people who did not go on to University straight after school to access higher education, by taking part-time courses. 

School and Colleges have set up Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) or Moodles.  Since the last Labour Government change the leaving age for students, all students will have to take some course after the age 16 up till the age of 18. 

These changes in Education has meant that we often refer to life long learning, which has had an effect on work as now there is an expectation that staff will engage in some form of Continuing Personal Development (CPD). 

The real issue is given that many learners now use the Internet as their main source of information, how can we trust the information that we get on-line is accurate.  See the task on Page 29 Activity 7. 
Use this link to see a list of famous hoax sites: Fake Website List

Also explain how the Open University has changed the way Higher Education has changed, and look at the Khan Academy

Open University - how has it changed University Education

 The Open University opened in 1969 setting up in Milton Keynes.
Why was it set up?
When did it start?
How was it different from other Universities?
How many students have been taught by them?

Crime & Crime Prevention

New Technology has always created new crimes.  High Quality Photocopiers made the forging of bank notes and concert and event tickets easier.

The article below explains one of the new crimes and how this crime is punished.

 

Explain what Spam texting is and why has this activity developed so much recently?

 

Crime Detection has been improved by the use of DNA testing and Crime Scene Investigation Tools as well as use of Closed Curcuit TV systems.  More details of these changes can be found on pages 33-34 of the AS ICT Book.

 

Social networking has also been an unexpected tool in the armoury of the Police and finding Criminals, but communication technology has can also be a problem when cases come to court.

Task
Explain how technology has changed how crime is committed and how it is detected. 
(Each Article should be be in your post).

 

 

Entertainment & Leisure

Tasks

Read pages 29 to 31.

Review the PowerPoint shown at the start of the lesson (for this file go to Sixth Form Moodle AS ICT Course as well as the articles shown below) and the Article on
Gaming & the Internet - Female Perspective posted on the 12th October 2012

Explain how the Entertainment Industry has altered. Please make sure to cover the three Discussion Topics listed in the pages of the book as well as the articles included in this post.

SMS - Has its time past?

The Short Message Service started 20 years ago, has it become out dated?

Please look at page 8 of the Edexcel Text Book and the articles below.

Post your thoughts about how texting has changed and influenced our lives.