Bush's "of what lasting benefit ... " question is excellent opener for students to ponder, Jim. With slight modification I'm going to use that in my introduction to museum administration & management this fall, i.e. "of what lasting benefit has been man's use of history, museums in general, and of the new instruments of knowledge which his research has brought into existence? " Mike Michael Flinton, Asst. Prof. Museum Administration & Management Cooperstown Graduate Program, SUNY Oneonta P.O. Box 800 Cooperstown, NY 13326 Ph 607-547-2586 Fax 607-547-8926 Email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> URL www.oneonta.edu/academics/cgp<http://www.oneonta.edu/academics/cgp> ________________________________ From: Teaching Breakfast List [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Greenberg, James ([log in to unmask]) Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 6:56 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Look at what I found on Miller-McCune.com! Nice article, thanks for posting it. Vannevar Bush's As We May Think<http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/3881/>, is required reading in all my courses. In it, back in 1945, Bush describes a future that has a device (he called it the Memex) attached to "the record". The creation of computers, the Internet, mice, monitors, scanners, etc. many trace back to this. Like Emerson's "The American Scholar", this paper called for a new relationship between us, and our knowledge. When I reflect back on my 30 plus years supporting technology in education I find myself often asking the questions Bush posed. One of the more profound ones it, "of what lasting benefit has been man's use of science and of the new instruments which his research has brought into existence? " It is a question that usually starts a raucous multi-day discussion in class. Mr. James B. Greenberg Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center Milne Library SUNY College at Oneonta Oneonta, New York 13820 email: [log in to unmask] phone: 607-436-2701 fax: 607-436-3677 Twitter: greenbjb "Ignorance is curable, stupidity lasts forever" P Think before you print! Please consider the environment before printing this email On 6/24/11 6:23 AM, "Gallagher, Kelly ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>)" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: An interesting article, given that Chancellor Zimpher defined to our sector's role as "feeding SUNY PhD programs" in her Student Research Day speech. Enjoy the summer! -Kelly http://www.miller-mccune.com/mustread/the-real-science-gap-16191/