The essay that I have found, titled THE ROLE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION, DISSEMINATION, AND USE IN EDUCATION, at http://www.virtual.gmu.edu/EDIT895/knowlmob.html, argues that new technologies help to increase learning and education greatly. It also covers many different technologies and how they allow scientists and other similar participants who live in different areas of the country, and even different parts of the world, to communicate with each other.
The essay describes the efforts of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in creating learning communities in which individuals share their knowledge with "emerging information technologies." The NSF has also organized a site called Tapped In MUVE which aids in teacher professional development. Tapped In is described as a “text-based virtual conference center” that is similar to physical interaction, but it allows “thoughtful dialogues among geographically dispersed educators.” In short, the majority of the essay elaborates on how technology is changing education in the world today: it is no longer just a way to transfer information to one another, but it is a way for individuals to share and master their knowledge.
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