Information can be Transmitted but Knowledge must be Induced

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The new technologies inherit powerful capacities for processing information. However, it must be realized that these new qualities should be integrated into the educational process without losing already existing qualities. Thus a too narrow‐minded interest in processing public information can easily lead to neglect of the development of personal knowledge. An analysis of the differences between these two concepts is carried out. It is argued that knowledge cannot simply be transmitted but must be induced in the learner. Therefore, the pioneer era of the use of new information technology in education must now be transcended and attention directed towards how new information technology is interfaced with human activities like discussion, explanation and personal understanding. This is not just a question of good software or courseware but of realizing that education is a matter of human development that must never be reduced to mere

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