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Abstract -- Common Knowledge: Pittsburgh
D2: Internetworking and Educational Reform
Common Knowledge: Pittsburgh
- Carlitz, Robert D.
( rdc@vms.cis.pitt.edu)
- Zinga, Mario
( zinga@pps.pgh.pa.us)
Abstract
Common Knowledge: Pittsburgh is a collaboration of the
Pittsburgh Public Schools, the University of Pittsburgh and the
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. The project seeks to develop new
environments for teaching and learning using the technology of wide area
computer networks. The project's focus spans the entire school
district, with an emphasis upon curricular applications of the
technology, a constructivist approach to implementation at all levels
and a goal of institutionalizing the use of networking technology across
the school district. These broad aims have enabled the project to learn
something of the dynamic of organizations undergoing significant
change and to develop technological solutions appropriate to the school
environment. The lessons of this project should be widely applicable to
other school districts. Both the technology of Common Knowledge:
Pittsburgh and its methodology have applications beyond the school
environment, and efforts are under way to extend the project's scope to
a broader community focus.