Kelly A. Zito (b. 1971) is a business reporter for The Ithaca Journal in Ithaca, New York. She graduated in 1994 from Cornell University with a BS in communications. She also contributes to the magazines Mid-Atlantic and Cornell Engineering, where this article appeared in 1997. Cornell Engineering is a magazine primarily for alumni of Cornell's engineering school.
"The Digital Difference"(Composing Cyberspace p. 407) is not available online.
1. According to the article, what do engineering teachers and students using CoNotes, Cornell's Collaborative Note System, see as its advantages over more traditional classroom tools? What evidence does Zito present for the success of CoNotes?
2. David Caughey mentions several goals for the interactive CD-ROM textbook he coauthored with James Liggett. What are these goals, and how successfully do they seem to have been achieved? How would you compare any experience you've had with electronic texts or course materials?
3. Zito addresses several problems regarding the uses of instructional technologies, including student resistance, logistical and financial issues, and psychological and ideological issues. Which of these seem most important to you? How would you expand on Zito's analysis of one such problem, and what solutions can you propose?
4. Does your school, company, or organization also divide into the technological "haves and have-nots," as some Cornell students claim in Zito's sidebar on "The Access Issue"? How so? Compare your response with those of other readers.
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