Subject: project proposal Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 13:00:19 -0600 From: rdranter@kiwi.dep.anl.gov (Ronda Larson-Dranter) To: sgatz@FNAL.GOV Focus of project: students will discover the impact of technological changes on tasks and people and apply this learned knowledge Authentic task/real life problem: Students will be hired by a textbook company to predict jobs for the year 2010 which will used in a handbook to help students prepare for the future; students will have to present learned information to the textbook company Depends on technology: internet for research and hyperstudio stack to present to textbook company Audience is: textbook company and student's peers Timeline: Project lasts for 2-3 weeks in spring. Students spend 40 minutes each day Additional time may be necessary based upon student interest and technology skills.