Comparative Information Technology

Languages, Societies and the Internet

Buch | Softcover

200 Seiten

2011 | Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
Springer (Verlag)
978-90-481-8124-7 (ISBN)

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Comparative Information Technology: Languages, Societies and the Internet, which is the fourth volume in the 12-volume series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, offers a critique of the nexus between ICT and its impact on society, individuals and educational institutions. One of the most signification dimensions of globalisation has been the rapid development of information and communications technologies (ICTs). Our lives have been changed by this in numerous ways and the implications for education are en- mous. The ICTs have transformed the linguistic, cognitive and visual dim- sions of human communication, as well as our perceptions of the self, and social identity in the global culture. The ICTs have facilitated the development of new dimensions of digital literacy, such as blogging and sms messaging. In this sense, cyberlanguage continues to evolve by borrowing and adapting familiar words, coining new expressions, and embracing particular styles (Gibbs & Krause, 2006, 2007). However, information technology can be both empowering and disempowering. Individuals use the Internet, notebooks, and their BlackBerries and communicate via email. If clothing is an extension of one’s skin, then the ICT has become an extension of our bodies. In a globalised world, linked through the Internet, a n- formed identity can lead to a multiplicity of identities, some contradictory to each other, and some taking place primarily in the virtual communities of cyberspace.

Comparative Information Technology: Languages, Societies and the Internet.- Abstract Tools and Technologies of Learning: An Evolving Partnership.- E-Learning in Schools: Making Successful Connections.- What is Needed For Global E-Learning in Higher Education.- Mobile Learning: The Significance of New Mobile and Wireless Communications Technologies for Education.- Connecting Schools to their Communities: The South-East Asian Experience.- Digital Literacy and Activity Systems in Adolescents.- Digital Literacy and Using Online Discussions: Reflections from Teaching Large Cohorts in Teacher Education.- Development of IT-Infrastructure for Rural Connectivity: A Pro-poor Approach to E-Governance for Rural Development in India.- Context Is Everything: An International Perspective of, and Its Challenges to, Research and the Evaluation of Educational Technology.

Reihe/Serie	Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research ; 4
Zusatzinfo	200 p.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Unterrichtsvorbereitung ► Unterrichts-Handreichungen
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
Schlagworte	Cultural Identity • cyberlanguage • Digital Literacy • Human Communication • ICT • information and communications technologies • Pedagogy
ISBN-10	90-481-8124-0 / 9048181240
ISBN-13	978-90-481-8124-7 / 9789048181247
Zustand	Neuware