How the computer went to school : Australian government policies for computers in schools, 1983-2013 / / Denise Beale

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910315236403321
• Autore: Beale Denise
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Victoria, Australia : , : Monash University Publishing, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-925523-85-3; 1-922235-17-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Collana: Education
• Disciplina: 379.94
• Soggetti: Education and state - Australia; Computer literacy - Government policy - Australia; Computer-assisted instruction - Government policy - Australia; Computers and literacy - Australia; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Preliminaries; Title Page; Imprint Page; Contents; List of Abbreviations and Terms; Acknowledgements; Dedication; Introduction: The Toolbox of the 21st Century?; Chapter One: From Laboratory to Classroom; Chapter Two: The Computer in Australia; Chapter Three: Teaching and Learning with Computers; Chapter Four: The Global Economic Arena; Chapter Five: We're All Online Now; Chapter Six: The Digital Education Revolution; Chapter Seven: The Persistence of Economics; Chapter Eight: The Disappearing Computer; References; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.