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Watch It » (1st Edition)
Authors: Nicholas C. Burbules, Nicholas Burbules, Thomas Callister, Thomas A. Callister
ISBN-13: 9780813390826, ISBN-10: 0813390826
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Westview Press
Date Published: February 2000
Edition: 1st Edition
Author Biography: Nicholas C. Burbules
Nicholas C. Burbules is professor of educational policy studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Thomas A. Callister, Jr. is associate professor and chair of the Department of Education at Whitman College, in Washington State. They have published numerous articles, together and separately, on education and technology issues. Nicholas C. Burbules is professor of educational policy studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Thomas A. Callister, Jr. is associate professor and chair of the Department of Education at Whitman College, in Washington State. They have published numerous articles, together and separately, on education and technology issues.
Book Synopsis
An examination of critical issues in the use of information technology (IT) for education.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | ||
| The Risky Promises and Promising Risks of New Information Technologies for Education | 1 | |
| Dilemmas of Access and Credibility: Access for Whom? Access to What? | 19 | |
| Hypertext: Knowledge at the Crossroads | 41 | |
| Critically Reading the Internet | 71 | |
| Misinformation, Malinformation, Messed-Up Information, and Mostly Useless Information: Is Censorship the Best Response? | 95 | |
| Surveillance and Privacy: Can Technology Protect What Technology Takes Away? | 121 | |
| Information for Sale: Commercialization and the Educational Potential of the Internet | 137 | |
| What Kind of Community Can the Internet Be? | 153 | |
| Index | 183 |
Subjects
Education & Teaching
Educational Levels & Settings Alternative Educational Methods
Education & Teaching Educational Theory, Research & History Alternative Educational Methods
Education & Teaching Educational Theory, Research & History Educational Reform
Education & Teaching Teaching & Teacher Training Educational Aspects of Technology
Engineering Social & Cultural Aspects of Technology Educational Aspects of Technology
Nonfiction Social Sciences Anthropology & Archaeology
Nonfiction All Nonfiction Anthropology & Archaeology
Science & Nature Social Sciences Anthropology & Archaeology
Social Sciences Anthropology & Archaeology Socio - Cultural Anthropology
Educational Levels & Settings Alternative Educational MethodsEducation & Teaching
Educational Theory, Research & History Alternative Educational MethodsEducation & Teaching
Educational Theory, Research & History Educational ReformEducation & Teaching
Teaching & Teacher Training Educational Aspects of TechnologyEngineering
Social & Cultural Aspects of Technology Educational Aspects of TechnologyNonfiction
Social Sciences Anthropology & ArchaeologyNonfiction
All Nonfiction Anthropology & ArchaeologyScience & Nature
Social Sciences Anthropology & ArchaeologySocial Sciences
Anthropology & Archaeology Socio - Cultural Anthropology