Streszczenie
In distance education, communication technology supports an extant
curriculum based on the text-book: a prior technology. Whilst we presume that
language is at the heart of education, we rely on technology. But the word
‘technology’ is much misused and we lack any scientific understanding of our
capacity for technology. As a consequence we are unable to challenge tradition. An
answer to the question concerning technology that is consistent with the second law
and evolutionary principles is outlined. The Turing machine, the conceptual basis of
the new medium, defines its relationship to thought. The benefits of displacing the
unsociable frigid flatland of the school-book by assistive Turing media are
introduced.