How the Computer Went to School
eBook - PDF

How the Computer Went to School

Australian Government Policies for Computers in Schools, 1983–2013

  1. 241 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

How the Computer Went to School

Australian Government Policies for Computers in Schools, 1983–2013

About this book

Over more than thirty years, particular governments, individuals and organisations have actively promoted computers as learning technologies. Enormous amounts of money and time have been spent promoting specific kinds of educational computing, and distinct policies by which these might be implemented.The view that computers can enhance student learning has gained broad acceptance. When schools promote the use in their classrooms of the latest computing technology – now tablets – they signal technological sophistication and the academic success which computers, allied with learning, are assumed to bring. The association of computers with success in school, however, is neither a natural nor an inevitable phenomenon. The view that all school children will benefit equally from access to computers overlooks inequities associated with differing patterns of use. How the Computer Went to School gives an account of the origins and development of the computer industry in the United States and shows how these influenced educational computing in both that country and Australia. It explores government policy visions which prioritise the economic benefits of educational computing for the nation and asks questions about the proper role of the computer in education and society more generally.

Information

Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781922235176
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Education Technology

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Preliminaries
  3. Chapter One: From Laboratory to Classroom
  4. Chapter Two: The Computer in Australia
  5. Chapter Three: Teaching and Learning with Computers
  6. Chapter Four: The Global Economic Arena
  7. Chapter Five: We're All Online Now
  8. Chapter Six: The Digital Education Revolution
  9. Chapter Seven: The Persistence of Economics
  10. Chapter Eight: The Disappearing Computer
  11. References
  12. Back Cover

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