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Abstract
This paper discusses the use of new technology in education. It refers to different types of literacy namely technological, digital, mathematical, scientific and information literacy as well as to the definitions and characteristics of the use of computers in education such as CAL, CBE, CAT etc. The use of technology in the constructivist and behavioural learning approach are mentioned and the advantages and disadvantages of the use of new technology in education are given.

chapter 1 Introduction: New Technology @ Work -- chapter 2 Organizational change: Theories of technological change at work -- chapter 3 Manufacturing management: The integration of technical and organizational systems -- chapter 4 Technological innovation and clerical work: Call centres and the reorganization of office and interactive service employment -- chapter 5 New information and communication technologies, and the organization of managerial and professional work -- chapter 6 New forms of work organization and the technological revolution: Distributed work arrangements and telework -- chapter 7 New technologies and new patterns of institutional relationships in the global economy -- chapter 8 The evolution and development of national technological systems -- chapter 9 New technology and the future of work: Employment restructuring, organizational change and the quality of jobs.

Most technology for command and control units is developed from top-down visions and models of an ideal team and technology fit. Such models seldom pay attention to social and historical practises. In Sweden there is a futuristic command and control post under development. The system is intended for civilian and military handling of crises. In spring 1999, a training session was carried out in an elaborated virtual environment. The session was video recorded. In this paper we present and discuss our observations from this session. We have especially focused on the team organisation and use of technology from a bottom-up perspective. As we suspected we found a clash between old practices and what new technology affords. We describe our observations and discuss them in connection to how the system is coupled to external units. One main conclusion is that the team members seem to be more coupled to their subordinate units than to the command and control team.