Schostak, John F.

Breaking into the Curriculum : The Impact of Information Technology on Schooling. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (274 pages) - Routledge Revivals Series . - Routledge Revivals Series .

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Contents -- The contributors -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The impact of the computer on the curriculum -- 3 The magic box of delights -- 4 The computer and the punk -- 5 The impact of the computer on the role of the teacher -- 6 Skilful neglect -- 7 The Jet Set Willy curriculum -- 8 Computers and the social climate of classrooms -- 9 Secondary schooling - the sense of an ending -- 10 The microcomputer and school-based electronic newspapers -- 11 Packaging computer knowledge: The further education classroom -- 12 Programming learners or 'Algorithm, who could ask for anything more?' -- 13 Intelligence communities -- ENDGAMES -- 14 Breaking into IT -- 15 The end of IT -- Name index -- Subject index.

The educational response to IT must ensure that human activities are enhanced rather than enslaved by computers. First published in 1988, this title provides such a response. Curricular structures and teacher roles are examined for their potential for preserving freedom in a future already being formed and informed by electronic systems.

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Education-Data processing.


Electronic books.

LB1028.43 / .B743 2020

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