When should children begin their digital diet? Does the use of new technology hinder or enhance children's literacy development? Do new technologies give children new abilities or undermine their skills and identities? Are learners safe in modern online educational spaces?Kieron Sheehy and Andrew Holliman have assembled expert contributors from around the world to discuss these questions and have divided the book into three parts: early engagement with new technologies: decisions, dangers and datanew technology: supporting all learners or divisive toolsglobal and cultural reflections on educational technology.Education and New Technologies focuses on aspects of education where the use of twenty-first-century technologies has been particularly controversial, contemplating the possible educational benefits alongside potential negative impacts on learners. Topics covered include: e-books and their influence on literacy skillsgames-based learningthe impact of new technologies on abilities and disabilitieslearning analytics and the use of large-scale learner datacyberbullyingintelligent technologies and the connected learner.A twenty-first-century book for twenty-first-century concerns, Education and New Technologies presents up-to-date research and clear, engaging insight about the relationship between technology and how we learn.
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Education and New Technologies focuses on aspects of education where the use of new technologies has been particularly controversial, i.e. where possible educational benefits are accompanied by concerns about a potential negative impact on learners’ experiences and development. This book highlights key issues and their implications for learners.
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Introduction. New technologies and a world of differences: introducing the perils and promises for learners Kieron Sheehy, Andrew Holliman Part 1: Early engagement with new technologies: decisions, dangers and data 1. Digital media and young children’s learning: how early is too early and why? Review of research on 0-2 year olds Natalia Kucirkova, Jenny Radesky 2. The influence of e-books on language and literacy development Mirit Barzillai, Jennifer M. Thomson, Anne Mangen 3. Typewriting on electronic devices and Chinese children’s literacy development Duo Liu, Zhengye Xu 4. Making sense of cutting edge web-based literacy technologies Robert Savage, Aishwarya Nair, Miriam McBreen, Eileen Wood Part 2: New technology: supporting all learners or divisive tools 5. Digital Assistive Technologies and educational need Peter Zentel 6. The construction of difference: the impact of neurodiverse communities within the cyber and physical worlds Charlotte Brownlow, Donna-Marie Thompson 7. Teaching About Ability expectation and its governance: the issue of STEM Gregor Wolbring Part 3: Global and cultural reflections on educational technology 8. ‘Always connected’: transforming teaching and learning in education Maggi Savin-Baden 9. Learning analytics: a firm basis for the future Rebecca Ferguson 10. Teacher education: MOOCs for the developing world Clifford Omodele Fyle 11. Digital games-based learning. Time to adoption: two to three years? Wayne Holmes 12. Cyberbullying: from ‘old wine in new bottles’ to robots and artificial intelligence Conor Mc Guckin, Lucie Corcoran
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781138184947
Publisert
2017-12-11
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
385 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
234

Biographical note

Kieron Sheehy is Professor of Education in Innovation Pedagogies in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education & Language Studies, The Open University, UK, specialising in inclusion, pedagogy and new technologies. He is Editor of the Current Debates in Educational Psychology series.

Andrew Holliman is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, UK, specialising in the study of children’s literacy learning. He recently edited The Routledge International Companion to Educational Psychology and is also Associate Editor for the Journal of Research in Reading.