Questioning Technology: Electronic Technologies and Educational Reform

Questioning Technology Use in Educational Reform: From Ideological, Theoretical and Practical Perspectives

Since the publication of “Nation at Risk” in 1983, educational policymakers have associated reform with the infusion of information and computer technologies (ICT) into schools. Therefore, billions of dollars have been spent on actualising this policy. Using the critical theory as a framework, this paper criticises whether it has been a wise decision given the reality of monetary and political ...

Educational Technology and the New Technologies

Like everywhere in our culture, new .technologies gradually penetrate the field of education. This may be seen as a problem area, which asks for appropriate, actions by teachers, curriculum experts, instructional designers and others. As "technology" seems to be the main issue, one may quation whether the introduction of new technologies is to be considered as' an educationaa technological prob...

Electronic learning as a New Educational Technology and its Integration in Medical Education Curricula

Increasing access to the softwares and hardwares for electronic learning (e-learning), especially World Wide Web (WWW), has opened a new horizon to educational institutions. It seems that using these facilities helps to attain several goals as educational quality indicators, including student-centeredness, life-long learning, active and interactive learning, and using multimedia in learning. Al...

Examining Perceptual Barriers to Technology: A Study on the Diffusion of Educational Technology and Education Reform

This study examines educators’ perceived barriers to technology integration and the relationship to education reform. Educators and administrators from four elementary schools in Washington State were interviewed in their classrooms during a three-month period. The schools differed in size, location, and social economic status and reported variances in their Washington Assessment of Student Lea...

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