Analyzing Social Research

Article: "Cyberspace and Learning from the Electronic Journal of Sociology" (2002), written by Herb Thompson; Murdoch University, Murdoch Australia Statement of the Problem: The challenge for teachers and learners is how to combine the strengths of the computer and the human brain to promote learning. Literature Review: the author of this article gives many different sources from their findings. Thompson states that learning through the computer should be approached with caution, but that it also has "…

…to learn from those, within the humanities, writing about the effects technological change on the teaching/learning process. One lesson that emerges from cyber cultural writing is the recognition that "the present is more important than the past as a tool for understanding the future" (Hamilton 1998: 181). Works cited: Electronic Journal of Sociology (2002); Cyberspace and Learning http://www.bboc.vvc.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab=courses&url=/bin/common/course.pl?course_id=_6998_1