Overview

In most schools the dominant supporting technology has been either the stand-alone personal computer or a modest local network. The situation is changing rapidly as a rising number of schools provide access to the Internet for their staff and pupils, opening avenues for communication and networking hitherto not possible. This book reflects on this change. It aims to further the vision of how these new technologies could improve and transform aspects of education. Yet in parallel it asks serious questions about the realities of an interface between the social, cultural and pedagogical contexts of education and the actual affordances that these new information and communication technologies offer. The chapters in this book provide a mix of foresight and practical reporting, of planning for the future but at the same time respecting the problems education already has with current technologies.

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Author:   Deryn M. Watson ,  Toni Downes
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2000 ed.
Volume:   35
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.470kg
ISBN:  

9780792377603

ISBN 10:   0792377605
Pages:   334
Publication Date:   29 February 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: The Global context.- Communications in an era of networks.- The future of technology and education: Where are we heading?.- Technology in transforming education.- 2: Networked learning in action.- Interactive distance learning between Japan and Germany.- Creativity, visual literacy and information and communications technology.- Collaborative teacher training through telematics.- Approaching pedagogical networking through teacher education.- Lurking, anonymity and participation in computer conferencing.- Computer-mediated communication in adult education.- Projects in networked learning: European experiences.- 3: Models and issues in networked learning.- A model for the study and design of teaching situations with ICT.- Modelling online education.- Online university degree programmes.- The teacher as a mediator in a networked society.- Social interactions and the construction of knowledge in computer-mediated environments.- ICT as a tool for learning to learn.- Extending the role of glossaries in a virtual learning environment.- Virtual environments in educational networks.- Issues and discussions around networked learning.- 4: Cognition and learning.- Cognitive development in ICT contexts.- Using ICT to support constructive learning.- Computer-based communication in the classroom.- Mathematical website constructions for prospective elementary school teachers.- 5: National and system-wide programmes.- Information and communication technologies in Finnish education.- Preparing teachers for the connected learning community.- Supporting pedagogical change through teacher development.- Schools as partners in creating a learning city.- 6: Reflections on research in ICT and learning.- Information and communication technology in education: Desires, promises, and obstacles.

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Deryn Watson is Professor of Information Technologies and Education at the School of Education, King's College London, UK. Toni Downes is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education and Languages, University of Western Sydney, Australia.

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