In Search of the Virtual Class: Education in an Information Society Contributor(s): Rajasingham, Lalita (Author), Tiffin, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415124832 ISBN-13: 9780415124836 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $71.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1995 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Administration - General |
Dewey: 371.307 |
LCCN: 95213637 |
Lexile Measure: 1260 |
Series: Essential Business Psychology |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.78" W x 8.58" (1.07 lbs) 222 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 'Shirley zips into her skin-tight school uniform, which on the outside looks something like a ski suit. The lining of the suit in fact contains cabling that makes the suit a communication system and there are pressure pads where the suit touches skin that give a sense of touch. Next, she sits astride something that is a bit like a motorbike, except that it has no wheels and is attached firmly to the floor. Her feet fit on to something similar to a brake and accelerator and her gloved hands hold onto handlebars. She shouts, I'm off to school, Dad. Her father, who is taking time out from his teleworking, begins to remind her that the family are going teleshopping in the virtual city later in the day, but it is too late, his daughter has already donned her school helmet. She is no longer in the real world of her real home, she is in the virtual world of her virtual school.' |