Description
Teaching in the Knowledge Society: New Skills and Instruments for Teachers covers a pedagogical survey of the changes induced by information and communication technology (ICT) in today's society and education. It critically analyzes facts, instruments, solutions, and strategies while suggesting interpretations and hypotheses to develop a new way of thinking about ICT use in education.
Teaching in the Knowledge Society: New Skills and Instruments for Teachers presents an historical description of education and ICT use and explains the theoretical reasons for the author's description and analysis of the experiences. It also drafts future scenarios for teaching-learning phenomena and for education in a society where ICT and knowledge management will play a more relevant role.
Reviews and Testimonials
This volume investigates the ways in which informaiton and communication technology has transformes the practice of teaching and learning. Eighteen more contributions from international academics address such topics as the evolving roles of teachers an tutors in online education, and innovations in school management brought about by ICT.
– Book News (August 2006)
The emphasis on learning theory is important and well done. This book is recommended for all libraries with an interest in online learning and the virtual classroom.
– Arthur Tannenbaum, New York University, USA, in Education Libraries Volume 29, Number 1 (Summer 2006)
"This is an important book and many readers would get much from it. It deserves to go to a second edition."
– British Journal of Educational Technology Volume 38, Number 4 (2007)
Author's/Editor's Biography
Antonio Cartelli (Ed.)
Antonio Cartelli is an associate professor in experimental pedagogy at the University of Cassino and Southern Latium (Italy). He holds degrees in mathematics and physics from “La Sapienza” University in Rome and currently teaches educational and learning technologies and ICT literacy. His main fields of interest are ICT in teaching/learning processes, ICT in knowledge management, and Web technologies in education and e-learning.