Informatics and the digital society : social, ethical, and cognitive issues /
This volume considers general issues covering the contribution of information and communication technology (ICT) to the development of learning, the role and potential of E learning, computer supported collaborative learning and innovative pedagogy, as well as very focused issues such as online know...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer Science+Business Media,
[2003]
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| Series: | International Federation for Information Processing (Series) ;
116. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume considers general issues covering the contribution of information and communication technology (ICT) to the development of learning, the role and potential of E learning, computer supported collaborative learning and innovative pedagogy, as well as very focused issues such as online knowledge communities, the characteristics of agents and multimedia animation. With many "state of the art" contributions, Informatics and the Digital Society: Social, Ethical and Cognitive Issues addresses the following themes: *The e-literate society - the role of informatics, computer science and ICT; *ICT - agent of change and social conflict; *E-learning - meeting the challenge of technology on society through new partnerships; *Paradigm shifts in education and professional life. The thought-provoking and controversial papers in this volume make a powerful contribution to the debate that surrounds the increasing pervasion of ICT in all sectors of our lives - especially the education sector. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 327 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780387356631 0387356630 |
| ISSN: | 1868-4238 ; |