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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454223903321

Autore

Sørensen Estrid <1967->

Titolo

The materiality of learning : technology and knowledge in educational practice / / Estrid Sørensen [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009

ISBN

1-107-19988-3

9786612058721

0-511-50860-3

0-511-50509-4

0-511-50926-X

0-511-57636-6

0-511-50723-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 210 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Learning in doing : social, cognitive and computational perspectives

Disciplina

372.133/4

Soggetti

Education, Primary - Computer-assisted instruction

Internet in education

Educational technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-205) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Foreword; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 A Minimal Methodology; 2 Components and Opponents; 3 Forms of Technology; 4 Forms of Knowledge; 5 Forms of Presence; 6 The Materiality of Learning; Reference List; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The field of educational research lacks a methodology for the study of learning that does not begin with humans, their aims, and their interests. The Materiality of Learning seeks to overcome this human-centered mentality by developing a novel spatial approach to the materiality of learning. Drawing on science and technology studies (STS), Estrid S©ırensen compares an Internet-based 3D virtual environment project in a fourth-grade class with the class's work with traditional learning materials, including blackboards, textbooks, notebooks, pencils, and rulers. Taking into account pupils' and teachers' physical bodies, Professor S©ırensen analyzes the multiple



forms of technology, knowledge, and presence that are enacted with the materials. Featuring detailed ethnographic descriptions and useful end-of-chapter summaries, this book is an important reference for professionals and graduate or postgraduate students interested in a variety of fields, including educational studies, educational psychology, social anthropology, and STS.