1st Edition

Virtual Learning

By John Cuthell Copyright 2002
190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

This title was first published in 2001: Since the early 1980s, successive governments have realized the importance of computers and computing and made significant investment in schools. The most recent initiative, the National Grid for Learning, seeks to place online learning facilities at the heart of the curriculum for both teachers and students, and use it as a vehicle for lifelong learning.... Read more
1. The context to the research  2. Methodologies, concepts and framing perspectives  3. Some research perspectives  4. Research into patterns of computer use: Surveys, 1994-1999  5. What teachers think about ICT  6. Multi-tasking cyborgs: Implications  7. Concepts of Mind: A developmental picture  8. Students' Minds  9. Towards a new theory of Mind  10. Why can't teachers do IT? Cognitve dissonance  11. The autonomous learner?  12. Methodology: Reflections  13. Conclusion  14. Personal epilogue

Biography

John Cuthell