1st Edition

Rethinking Online Education Media, Ideologies, and Identities

By Bessie Mitsikopoulou Copyright 2015
232 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

"Rethinking Online Education" analyzes online educational materials on the recent Iraq war aimed to be used by U.S. educators in elementary and secondary schools. It is suggested that far from being ideologically neutral, these educational materials weave together resources which provide a coherent view of the Iraq war theme, and can thus been seen as constituting a kind of an informal curriculum.... Read more
Introduction; PartA Curricular Materialsfor Students; Chapter 1 Critical Thinking in NewsHour Extra; Chapter 2 Critical Pedagogy in Rethinking Schools; Chapter 3 The Ideology of the Instructional Texts; PartB Curricular Materials for Teachers; Chapter 4 The Genre of Lesson Plans; Chapter 5 Hypermodality; Chapter 6 Conclusion;

Biography

Mitsikopoulou, Bessie

"This book presents excellent information and arguments important to the analysis of Internet resources. It would prove particularly beneficial to all educators who use or are considering using Internet technology. Summing Up: Recommended." -CHOICE