Full Description
The widespread academic study of educational technology blossomed in the years following the development of the microprocessor. Of course, that is not to say that education was technology-free before the 1970s: the telephone, wireless radio, cinema, television, and mainframe computers had all in their time been heralded as educational marvels. But the scale of change, and the academic practices that responded to it, became of an entirely different order with the arrival of personal computers, promising as they did access for ordinary people to cheaper, faster, and smarter benefits of science and technology. From that historic moment onwards, it was increasingly common to hear educationalists, computer experts, journalists, and politicians proclaiming that these new technologies would transform the world of education, for better or for worse.
In the midst of this excitement (and, often, hype), Education and Technology researchers have, via empirical investigation and the development of novel or revised theoretical perspectives, explored the impact of new technologies on learning, pedagogy, design, policy, and the future of educational institutions. Psychology, Computer Science, Sociology, Pedagogical Studies, Communications, and Economics have all contributed to the domain, and connections have begun to be made to create a coherent body of thought and practice. But, while Education and Technology has stimulated a tremendous amount of published material, much of that work has been contaminated by political and commercial interests. Indeed, the dizzying quantity (and variable quality) of much research makes it difficult to discriminate the useful from the tendentious, superficial, and otiose. Now, as part of Routledge's Major Themes in Education series, the editors of this new collection, two leading scholars from the University of Oxford's Department of Education and the University's Internet Institute, have undertaken the task of determining and bringing together in a one-stop resource the major works in Education and Technology.
With a full index, and thoughtful introductions, newly written by the editors, Education and Technology will be valued by scholars, students, and policy-makers as a vital and enduring resource.
Contents
Volume I: Envisioning the Field—the Foundations of Educational Technology Theory and Practice
Part 1: Perspectives on the Nature of Technology and its Place in Human Lives in the Modern World
Part 2: Forming and Configuring the Field of Educational Technology
Part 3: Foundational Theories and Perspectives on the Capacity of Technology to Transform Learning
Part 4: Theories of Learning and Teaching Underpinning Educational Technology Practice
Volume II: Research into Technology and Learning Sciences, and Associated Theoretical and Methodological Issues
Part 1: The Science of Learning and Instruction Meets Computer Science
Part 2: Users and Contexts in Designing Technology for Learning
Part 3: Techniques for Analysing Learning Behaviour Online
Volume III: Educational Technology Theory and Practice Contextualized
Part 1: Underpinning Theories in the Field: Sociocultural Dimensions
Part 2: Role of Technology in Learners' Lives
Part 3: Perspectives on the Role of Technology Within Contexts of Teaching and Learning
Volume IV: Critical Issues in the Ongoing Development of the Field
Part 1: Digital Divides and Social Inclusion
Part 2: Questions of Evidence: Beyond Instrumentalism
Part 3: The Rise of Data and Learning at Scale
Part 4: Perspectives on the Future
