September 17, 2002
Unwired

According to a recent article in Wired, wireless connections at Dartmouth College are:

subtly but profoundly altering teaching techniques, social interaction, study habits, and personal security. In spite of its remoteness, the college has long been one of the most wired places on earth, fashioning its campus into the prototype of the fully wireless, always-connected community: a microcosm that provides a peek at what our residential neighborhoods and office spaces may look like in a few years.

One student says, when asked what the difference is between Dartmouth and Skidmore, "Nobody here knows anyone's phone number."

Posted by dcoates at September 17, 2002 04:24 PM