Education and Technology Critical Perspectives, Possible Futures

by Kritt, David W.; Winegar, Lucien T.; Arievitch, Igor; Bickhard, Mark H.; Borthwick-Duffy, Sharon; Cavallo, David; Funk, Warren; Gauvain, Mary; Law, John; Malloy, Judy; Selwyn, Neil; Sanborn, Kimberly M.; Shapiro, Phil; Valsiner, Jaan; Verran, Helen

• ISBN13: 9780739113721
• ISBN10: 0739113720
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-03
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

There are numerous publications about education and technology. What is missing is a balanced appraisal of the values and cognitive skills technology promotes and those it devalues. This is important for education because the way we teach influences how children think, and it is of more general importance for the evolution of society. If we wait until these issue are definitively resolved and have noticeable societal effects, it will inevitably be too late. Hence the need for informed debate now.

Author Biography

David W. Kritt is associate professor in the Department of Education at the College of Staten Island-CUNY. Lucien T. Winegar is professor in the Department of Psychology and dean in the School of Natural and Social Sciences at Susquehanna University.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Defining the Problem
Technological Determinism and Human Agency	p. 3
Plus ca Change, Plus c'est la Meme Chose-Considering the Probable Futures of Education Technology	p. 31
Thinking and Learning
An Activity Theory Perspective on Educational Technology and Learning	p. 49
Learning is Scaffolded Construction	p. 73
Silent Creativity and Noncreative Talk Fascination with Technologies as a Metapresentational Error	p. 89
Representing the World
The Educational Value of Explicit Noncoherence: Software for Helping Aboriginal Children Learn about Place	p. 101
Pinboards and Books: Juxtaposing, Learning, and Materiality	p. 125
Approaches to Creative New Media	p. 151
Engagements-Virtual and Otherwise
A Tale of Two Settings: The Historical Arc of Two Computer-Based After-School Programs for Children	p. 161
Making Learning Whole: How Technology Can Enable Holistic Learning Environments	p. 185
Some Thoughts on the Economics of Education Delivery	p. 207
Education that Transforms and Liberates: Media, Artistic Activity, and Pedagogy	p. 221
Reflections
Will IT Matter and How? Critical Observations on Strategic Locations for Information Technology in Higher Education	p. 237
Critical Perspectives and Possible Futures	p. 257
Author Index	p. 269
Subject Index	p. 275
List of Contributors	p. 279
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