| Description |
xi, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Preface / Charles Desforges -- Introduction / Bridget Somekh and Niki Davis -- Pt. 1. IT as a learning tool: the potential and the teacher's role. 1. Can quality in learning be enhanced through the use of IT? / Niki Davis, Charles Desforges and John Jessel [et al.]. 2. Children writing words and building thoughts: does the word processor really help? / John Jessel. 3. Number education for every young children: can IT change the nature of early years mathematics education? / Gay Vaughan. 4. Do electronic databases enable children to engage in information processing? / Helen M. Smith. 5. Does data logging change the nature of children's thinking in experimental work in science? / Roy Barton. 6. Can design software make a useful contribution to the art curriculum? The experience of one school / John McGowan. 7. Children exploring the Queen's House in hypertext: has the hype any educational potential? / John Jessel and Vicky Hurst -- Pt. 2. Learning to use IT as a teaching tool: strategies for teacher training. 8. Computers and the teacher's role / Peter Scrimshaw. 9. Classroom investigations: exploring and evaluating how IT can support learning / Bridget Somekh. 10. Using IT in classrooms: experienced teachers and students as co-learners / Malcolm Bell and Colin Biott. 11. Getting teachers started with IT and transferable skills / Bridget Somekh and Niki Davis. 12. Partnership in initial teacher education / Graham Byrne Hill. 13. Do electronic communications offer a new learning opportunity in education? / Niki Davis -- Pt. 3. The management of IT development in educational institutions. 14. IT and the politics of institutional change / Bridget Somekh, Geoff Whitty and Rod Coveney. 15. Managing change in educational institutions: reflections on the effects of quality audit and a staff development project / Rod Coveney. 16. Organising IT resources in educational institutions / Chris Taylor. 17. Managing curriculum development: using school teacher appraisal to find the means / Jon Pratt. 18. Strategies for staff and institutional development for IT in education: an integrated approach / Niki Davis |
| Summary |
This book explores how IT can make a real difference to the quality of learning. Its approach takes account of some of the cultural, sociological and psychological factors which influence how IT is used. The chapters are arranged in three parts. Part One explores the potential of IT as one of many tools which can influence the quality and experience of learning. Part Two looks at how teachers' professional development can help them to use IT effectively in the classroom. Part Three examines strategies for co-ordinating and managing IT development across a whole school or department. Whether you class yourself as technophile or technophobe, this book will show you how you can use IT more effectively in teaching and learning |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Computer-assisted instruction.
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Educational technology.
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Teachers -- In-service training.
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| Author |
Davis, Niki.
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Somekh, Bridget.
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| LC no. |
96019655 |
| ISBN |
0415121310 |
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0415121329 (paperback) |
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