The Hidden Role Of Software In Educational Research

Author : Tom Liam Lynch
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317614356
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hidden Role of Software in Educational Research written by Tom Liam Lynch and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educational research often discounts the uniqueness and ubiquity of software and the hidden political, economic and epistemological ways it impacts teaching and learning in K-12 settings. Drawing on theories and methodologies from English education, critical discourse analysis, multimodal semiotics and digital humanities, this volume exposes the problems of technology in schools and refocuses the conversation on software. This shifting of focus invites more nuanced questions concerning the role of software in school reform and classroom instruction, and takes a critical stance on software’s role in education. This volume explores the ontology of software and the ways it is construed within educational policy discussions. It is beneficial to schools, companies, policy makers and practitioners seeking a more theoretical framework for technology in education.

Author : Elaine Khoo
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811070598
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Software Literacy written by Elaine Khoo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the notion of software literacy, a key part of digital literacy which all contemporary students and citizens need to understand. Software literacy involves a critical understanding of how the affordances and conceptual approaches of everything from operating systems, creative apps and media editors, to software-based platforms and infrastructures work to inform and shape the ways we think and act. As a cultural artefact, programing code plays a role in reproducing, reinforcing, and augmenting existing cultural practices, as well as generating completely new coded practices. A proposed three-tier framework for software literacy is the focus for a two-year empirical investigation into how tertiary students become more literate about the nature and implications of software they encounter as part of their tertiary studies. Two case studies of software learning and use in university-level engineering and screen & media studies courses are presented, investigating the mapping of students’ trajectory of the learning of desktop applications against this framework for software literacy. Though the book’s focus is primarily educational, its content also has implications for any field that makes use of software and information & communication technology systems and applications. As such, the book will be of interest to all readers whose work involves the challenges and opportunities presented by software-based teaching and learning; and to those interested in how software impacts the workplace and leisure activities that make up our day-to-day lives.

Author : Sandra Schamroth Abrams
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317361091
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Educational Technology written by Sandra Schamroth Abrams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Educational Technology examines the ways in which stakeholders from businesses, K-12 schools, and universities can influence the quality and success of technology integration in primary and secondary classrooms. Inspired by their experiences in the field as educators, education researchers, and technology evaluators, the authors present vignettes that highlight the benefits, demands, and limitations often associated with the introduction and integration of educational technologies to K-12 school environments. These examples also underscore the inherent nuances in partnerships among businesses, K-12 schools, and universities. Readers can use these rich examples when considering ways to integrate products into schools, as well as when discussing, analyzing, and evaluating the promises of and challenges in doing so. End-of-chapter questions guide readers to consider alternate actions and identify steps for additional growth, which complement the authors’ practical suggestions to strengthen business–school–university partnerships. Any reader interested in educational technology, educational leadership, or business will benefit from this insightful investigation of business–school–university partnerships.

Author : N. Carlo Lauro
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319554778
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Data Science and Social Research written by N. Carlo Lauro and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-17 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume lays the groundwork for Social Data Science, addressing epistemological issues, methods, technologies, software and applications of data science in the social sciences. It presents data science techniques for the collection, analysis and use of both online and offline new (big) data in social research and related applications. Among others, the individual contributions cover topics like social media, learning analytics, clustering, statistical literacy, recurrence analysis and network analysis. Data science is a multidisciplinary approach based mainly on the methods of statistics and computer science, and its aim is to develop appropriate methodologies for forecasting and decision-making in response to an increasingly complex reality often characterized by large amounts of data (big data) of various types (numeric, ordinal and nominal variables, symbolic data, texts, images, data streams, multi-way data, social networks etc.) and from diverse sources. This book presents selected papers from the international conference on Data Science & Social Research, held in Naples, Italy in February 2016, and will appeal to researchers in the social sciences working in academia as well as in statistical institutes and offices.

Author : Michael Macaluso
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004389318
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching the Canon in 21st Century Classrooms written by Michael Macaluso and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching the Canon in 21st Century Classrooms offers pedagogical applications and conceptualizations of canonical texts for 21st century students and classrooms through a variety of critical literacy perspectives.

Author : Podovšovnik, Eva
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799821064
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Examining the Roles of Teachers and Students in Mastering New Technologies written by Podovšovnik, Eva and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-02-21 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of technologies, education, and economy play an important role in modern society. Digital literacy is important for personal development and for the economic growth of society. Technological learning provides students with specific knowledge and capabilities for using new technologies in their everyday lives and in their careers. Examining the Roles of Teachers and Students in Mastering New Technologies is a critical scholarly resource that examines computer literacy knowledge levels in students and the perception of computer use in the classroom from various teacher perspectives. Featuring a wide range of topics such as higher education, special education, and blended learning, this book is ideal for teachers, instructional designers, curriculum developers, academicians, policymakers, administrators, researchers, and students.

Author : J. Patrick Biddix
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119299705
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Methods and Applications for Student Affairs written by J. Patrick Biddix and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE FOR UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING RESEARCH METHODS Research Methods and Applications for Student Affairs offers students and professionals in the field an authoritative and accessible guide to help navigate research in student affairs. This comprehensive resource on research methods instruction clearly shows how to interpret the various forms of research, how to be critical as a research consumer, and how to use research to inform practice. Author J. Patrick Biddix—a noted scholar and expert in the field—presents a detailed overview of three qualitative-focused and four quantitative-focused research methods. The text reviews the basics of these qualitative and quantitative approaches and explores how to differentiate the major types of research as well as how to understand, read, evaluate, and apply results. Biddix also includes important information on using mixed methods approaches. The user-friendly text includes insights on key issues, as well as descriptions of the individual sections that comprise research studies. Also included is an overview of ethical considerations that apply specifically to student affairs. Research Methods and Applications for Student Affairs is an essential guide for enhancing research methods' skills, and offers direction for applying those skills in actual work situations.

Author : Fazal Rizvi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000587487
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reimagining Globalization and Education written by Fazal Rizvi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-05-25 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together leading scholars in Global Studies in Education to reflect on how various developments of historic significance have unsettled the neoliberal imaginary of globalization. The developments include greater recognition of inequalities and the changing nature of work and communication; the emergence of new technologies of governance; a greater awareness of geopolitical shifts; the revival of nationalism, populism and anti-globalization sentiments; and the recognition of risks surrounding pandemics and climate change. Drawing from a range of disciplinary perspectives, the chapters in this collection examine how these developments demand new ways of thinking about globalization and its implications for education policy and practice — beyond the neoliberal imaginary.

Author : Gordon Andrews
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131785943X
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collaboration and the Future of Education written by Gordon Andrews and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current educational reforms have given rise to various types of "educational Taylorism," which encourage the creation of efficiency models in pursuit of a unified way to teach. In history education curricula, this has been introduced through scripted textbook-based programs such as Teacher Curriculum Institute’s History Alive! and completely online curricula. They include the jargon of authentic methods, such as primary sources, cooperative learning, differentiated instruction, and access to technology; yet the craft of teaching is removed, and an experience that should be marked by discovery and reflection is replaced with comparatively empty processes. This volume provides systematic models and examples of ways that history teachers can compete with and effectively halt this transformation. The alternatives the authors present are based on collaborative models that address the art of teaching for pre-service and practicing secondary history teachers as well as collegiate history educators. Relying on original research, and a maturing body of secondary literature on historical thinking, this book illuminates how collaboration can create real historical learning.

Author : Carsten Schmidtke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131730232X
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Indian Workforce Education written by Carsten Schmidtke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of original essays, contributors critically examine the pedagogical, administrative, financial, economic, and cultural contexts of American Indian vocational education and workforce development, identifying trends and issues for future research in the fields of vocational education, workforce development, and American Indian studies.