New Technology and Education

By Anthony Edwards

Book Overview

New Technology and Education explores the benefits and dangers of the increasing use of technology in education, drawing on different cultural perspectives from across the globe to consider a variety of viewpoints. The reader is encouraged to engage with each facet of the debate considering the philosophical, psychological and sociological implications of the relationship between technology and education.

Recent debates and developments are considered, including:

- What is the relationship between creativity, education and new technology?
- Are subject boundaries blurred by the use of new technologies?
- How do we plan for technologies becoming redundant?

Reflective exercises, interviews, chapter summaries and useful websites encourage and support student learning and the application of new concepts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441197745
• ISBN13: 9781441197740
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"