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Brown, Alan (1994) Processes to support the use of information technology to enhance learning. Computers & Education, Volume 22 (Number 1-2). pp. 145-153. doi:10.1016/0360-1315(94)90082-5
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0360-1315(94)90082-5
Abstract
This article is based on the evaluation of the Information Technology Teacher Training Development Programme (1988–1992). The programme sought to support schools and teachers in the management of information technology (IT) and with classroom applications of IT to enhance learning. The article seeks to draw out key lessons about processes to support the use of IT to enhance learning which may interest policy-makers and practitioners.
Issues surrounding teacher involvement and ownership of the change process, professional development and materials development will be examined. A recurring theme is that teacher development in the realm of IT is as much about learning about the process of learning as learning about IT, with a significant aim being the promotion of reflectiveness among teachers and students. Similarly at the level of the school, policy towards IT should inform and be informed by opportunities for transformation or consolidation of aspects of the wider teaching and learning environment.
One of the major goals of the programmes was to seek to encourage classroom application of IT which enhanced learning. Whether potential gains are realized leads into discussion of the learning environment, learning strategies, styles and contexts. In the short term, an important benefit of considering the use of IT to enhance learning is the way it can promote reflection upon teaching and learning. In the longer run, IT could stimulate an even more fundamental review of teaching and learning processes.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Computers & Education | ||||
| Publisher: | Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd. | ||||
| ISSN: | 0360-1315 | ||||
| Official Date: | 1994 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 22 | ||||
| Number: | Number 1-2 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 145-153 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/0360-1315(94)90082-5 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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