Product Description

Computers are not often associated with passion or culture, yet the use of information technology still has a surprisingly emotional effect on many people, including teachers and learners. This emotion may be anything from excitement and enthusiasm to anger or a sense of threat. Often, this strongly emotional response can prevent us from learning how to use IT effectively as a tool for learning. This study 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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47255 in Books
• Published on: 1996-12-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

From the Back Cover
Computers are not often associated with passion or culture, yet the use of information technology still has a surprisingly emotional effect on many people, including teachers and learners. This emotion may be anything from excitement and enthusiasm to anger or a sense of threat. Often, this strongly emotional response can prevent us from learning how to use IT effectively as a tool for learning.
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.

Customer Reviews

A good introduction to the prospects for teachers using IT.
As a trainee teacher of ICT I was very interested to come across this book. It aims to show how IT can make a different to the quality of teaching and learning. It looks at how intrenched in society new technologies have become and how to play upon childrens' familiarity with these technologies to improve the quality of classroom-based activities.
I think that this book makes almost essential reading for all trainee and serving teachers as it does a lot to dispel myths about IT and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who has any qualms or reservations about using IT in their teaching.