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For more than 30 years, certain governments, individuals and organisations have actively promoted computers as learning technologies. Enormous amounts of money and time have been spent promoting specific kinds of educational computing, and policies by which these might be implemented. The view that...
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oapen-20.500.12657-257542021-11-10T07:56:24Z How the Computer went to School Beale, Denise Information Science Education policy information science history computers in schools educational computing computers in education bic Book Industry Communication::Y Children's, Teenage & educational::YQ Educational material::YQT Educational: Technology::YQTU Educational: IT & computing, ICT For more than 30 years, certain governments, individuals and organisations have actively promoted computers as learning technologies. Enormous amounts of money and time have been spent promoting specific kinds of educational computing, and policies by which these might be implemented. The view that computers can enhance student learning has gained broad acceptance. The computers should not automatically be associated with success in schools. The view that all school children will benefit equally from access to computers overlooks inequities associated with differing patterns of use. How the Computer Went to School gives an account of the origins and development of the computer industry in the United States and shows how these influenced educational computing in both the US and Australia. It explores government policy that prioritises the economic benefits of educational computing for the nation and questions the proper role of the computer in education more generally. 2019-05-28 03:00:40 2020-04-01T10:48:08Z 2020-04-01T10:48:08Z 2014-09-01 book 1004334 OCN: 1100509333 9781925523850 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/25754 eng Education application/pdf n/a 1004334.pdf Monash University Publishing 102630 ca6f5f25-1581-4668-a187-8ddef959496d b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781925523850 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 102630 KU Select 2018: HSS Backlist Books Knowledge Unlatched open access |
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For more than 30 years, certain governments, individuals and organisations have actively promoted computers as learning technologies. Enormous amounts of money and time have been spent promoting specific kinds of educational computing, and policies by which these might be implemented. The view that computers can enhance student learning has gained broad acceptance. The computers should not automatically be associated with success in schools. The view that all school children will benefit equally from access to computers overlooks inequities associated with differing patterns of use. How the Computer Went to School gives an account of the origins and development of the computer industry in the United States and shows how these influenced educational computing in both the US and Australia. It explores government policy that prioritises the economic benefits of educational computing for the nation and questions the proper role of the computer in education more generally. |
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