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In this paper a brief history of the early work of IFIP Working Group 3.2 and current activities on curriculum development are reviewed. Computing has become part of many disciplines. Networked computers now make scientific visualization and multimedia applications possible. What impact will these have on higher education, both in traditional university and in open learning situations? How should ethical issues deriving from the profound influence of Information Technologies on everyday life be taught? Working Group 3.2 aims clearly at a moving target. The WG 3.2 Professional Groups at this world conference should help in defining key activities to be pursued in the near future.
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- Interactive Multimedia
- Scientific Visualization
- Information System Designer
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Levrat, B. (1995). IFIP Working Group 3.2: the place of computing in higher education. In: Tinsley, J.D., van Weert, T.J. (eds) World Conference on Computers in Education VI. WCCE 1995. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34844-5_2
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