Education : Computers & Technology

This work creates a foundation for the study and practice of computer-assisted language learning and provides an overview of ways to conceptualize and to conduct research in Call. It posits that all approaches to research have a place, and that researchers, teachers, and students have a role in the study of computer-enhanced language learning. more...

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How do young people navigate their way through school, home and the Internet? What value systems are they adopting? What strategies are young people using to learn: problem solving, trial and error, risk taking, common-sense learning, intuition or activity based learning? In order to motivate children to learn in classrooms, educational practices need to evolve from the content and range of young people’s personal experiences. In their first book, The Child’s World (ACER Press 2000), Margaret Robertson and Rod Gerber examined the idea that insight into how children interact with the world around them can be used to improve their ways of learning. Children’s Ways of Knowing explores further the experiences of children as they make sense of their environment. This collection of essays draws on contributions from experts in fields as diverse as education, information technology, popular culture, philosophy, geography, architecture and the environment. more...

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This is a "report from the front" on the history and status of online learning. The book provides a view of the way in which technology is changing higher education. It looks at the method of electronic delivery, the quality of the information delivered and the quality of interaction engendered. more...

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At a click of a mouse, your child has access to the world. At a click of a mouse, the world has access to your child. What else can happen at a click of a mouse? Every child online is susceptible to being victimized by internet crime and being lured into criminal activity. What will happen to your child? Without parental guidance, our children are at great risk of becoming victims and criminals. But today’s parents did not grow up with the internet, leaving them understandably overwhelmed by this new Technology and by the challenge of teaching their children about something they never learned, since it never existed before. The whirlwind arrival of the internet has parents struggling to stay afloat, as they desperately gasp for time to catch up on this massive, rather intimidating technology. Take a deep breath. As Chapter 3 says, “You Do Not Need To Be an Internet Expert.” This book provides a non-intimidating, non-technical approach to help you build a solid foundation for your family to live ethically and safely in the online world. The one or two hours it will take to read this book might be one of the greatest investments you make. more...

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This book contains a selection of contributions presenting the latest research in the field of Computers in Education and, more specifically, in E-Learning. The topics covered range from proposals regarding the newest "de facto" standards in E-Learning - such as IMS Learning Design - to the more practical aspects of the design, i.e. implementations and the actual application of educational tools in real settings. The volume reflects the diverse scenario of the application of computers in the educational field by describing previous experiences and addressing some of the present key issues such as Learning Management Systems as well as more innovative aspects such as personalized or ubiquitous learning. more...

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