ICT: Changing Education

by Chris Abbott

Overview

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is changing the face of education. In this timely and accessible book, Chris Abbott examines the process by which ICT, and in particular its role in relation to literacy, has become central to national educational policies.
The author traces the history of computer use in schools and examines the concept of virtual learning communities using case studies involving learners, parents and educationalists. The role of the Internet is considered along with the differing national policies on its adoption and on developing online context. ICT: Changing Education reveals the development of open and flexible learning as the next stage of ICT's involvement with education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135700645
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/02/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	142
File size:	261 KB

About the Author

Chris Abbott

Table of Contents

1. ICT: Changing Literacy 2. ICT: Changing Communities 3. ICT: Changing the Purpose of School 4. ICT: Changing the Social Interaction of Learners 5. Educational Responses 6. Dissenting Voices 7. False Dawns and Dubious Claims 8. Towards a New Understanding of ICT and Educational Practices

Editorial Reviews

Abbott (education, U. of London) examines the process by which information and communication technology has become central to national educational policies, particularly its role in relation to literacy. He traces the history of computer use in schools; examines the concept of virtual learning communities using case studies involving learners, parents, and educationalists; considers the role of the Internet and the differing national policies on its adoption and on developing online content; and predicts that the development of open and flexible learning outside schools will be the next stage of the technology's involvement with education. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

'There is a real danger that we just plough ahead with ICT without thinking about why we are using it. Chris Abbott's book just might put a brake on that. It is a book for everyone. This is an important book. I cannot recommend it too highly. - Jack Kenny, Online, Times Educational Supplement

'The author succeeds in his aim "to select from the history of technology in education ... in order to uderstand the present" and provides a very readable account of the progress of IT in schools.'N - Diana Blease, British Journal of Educational Technology

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