Overview

This text contains a range of issues relating to the use of ICT in the classroom. It is devised to build on knowledge already gained on ITT courses and encourage students and newly qualified teachers to consider and reflect on the issues, so that they can make reasoned and informed judgements about their teaching skills.

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Author:   Marilyn Leask (Brunel University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780415240031

ISBN 10:   0415240034
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   22 March 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. The background to developments in the UK 2. Connecting schools and pupils to what end? 3. The Globalisation of Education 4. Teachers using technology 5. What does the average child need to know? 6. The role of the teacher: teacherless classrooms 7. Possibilities for change: a philosophical whole school approach to using ICT for teaching and learning 8. Creativity, Visual Literacy and ICT 9. SEN Issues in ICT 10. Making and Using Multimedia: A Critical Examination of Learning Opportunities 11. Videoconferencing: an expensive gimmick? 12. School Website a luxury or a necessity? 13. Opportunities for Lifelong learning in the community: does the school have a role and a responsibility? 14. Structures, ownership and purposes of electronic networks: the relationships between providers and users.

Reviews

'Covers a major issues in education at present...it takes the field forward by offering an up-to date critique which is needed to inform policy and practice.' - Steve Kennewell, University of Wales, Swansea;

"""'Covers a major issues in education at present...it takes the field forward by offering an up-to date critique which is needed to inform policy and practice.' - Steve Kennewell, University of Wales, Swansea;"""

'Covers all major issues in education at present...it takes the field forward by offering an up-to date critique which is needed to inform policy and practice.'- Steve Kennewell, University of Wales, Swansea 'The book is a useful addition to the literature on ICT in school as it sets the arguments in a contemporary context. This is a valuable book.' - Michael Hammond, Journal of Education for Teaching

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