empowerment technologies
REFLECTING ON THE ICT LEARNING PROCESS COVERING THE TOPICS OF: ICT, THE SELF, AND SOCIETY 1. How ICT can cha nge the world for better or for worse? ICT is freely available, universal communication. It is access to all the knowledge and learning of the entire world. It is an instant, free service which provides you with news, media, and knowledge, no matter where you go or what you do. The ICT affects everyone in the same way - it gives them more tools for faster communication, gives them more knowledge for smarter decisions, and gives them more people for a greater social network. These are all good things. Responsible use of the ICT can be a good thing, but the ICT is mostly not used responsibly now. It is a tool for quickly spreading misinformation, fear, lies, and guesswork and passing it off as absolute truth. The average man on the street doesn't have the critical thinking skills necessary to sift all tha...