Case Study: Chapter 8

Questions to consider:

1.     How important is access to ICT in children’s education?

Answer:

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is important in primary education because it enables kids to search for the information they need and to organize what they have found. As children progress through the school system, they become increasingly responsible for their own learning. Many believe that ICT needs to be better integrated into curriculums so all schools produce computer literate, independent learners.

 

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2.     What are the barriers that stand in the way of universal access to ICT for everyone who wants it?

Answer:

the barriers that stand in the way of universal access to ICT for everyone may be the lack of resources that allows the availability of the ICT.

Discussion questions:

1.) Can you provide examples that either refute or confirm the idea that a gap exists between the kinds of healthcare services available to the wealthy and the poor in the United States?

Answer:

I’m not surprised if you didn’t know that because we have been silent about this problem for too long. However, there are a lot of myths and stereotypes about the poor people in this country that need to be debunked before any changes can be made.

link: http://stacienaczelnik.hubpages.com/hub/povery_myths_stereotypes
 

        2.) Should healthcare organizations make major investments in telemedicine to provide improved services that only the wealthy can afford?

Answer:

As the health care system continues to change and adapt to the new realities associated with finance and management restructuring, the technological side of patient care also has changed. Telemedicine is a new word found in the constantly changing vocabulary of the American health care system.

 link: http://www.pujari.com/telemedicine/telemedicinedetails.html

3.) What are the drawbacks of telemedicine? What situations might not lend themselves to telemedicine solutions?

Answer: 
Drawbacks of telemedicines are that they can be expensive and may or may not be completely covered by every insurer. Demand of telemedicine is pretty high as well. Situations where telemedicine might not be useful might be to the elderly.