The materiality of learning : technology and knowledge in educational practice / Estrid Sørensen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sørensen, Estrid, 1967- author.

Series:

Learning in doing.

Learning in doing : social, cognitive and computational perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Primary--Computer-assisted instruction.

Education, Primary.

Internet in education.

Educational technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 210 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The field of educational research lacks a methodology for the study of learning that does not begin with humans, their aims, and their interests. The Materiality of Learning seeks to overcome this human-centered mentality by developing a novel spatial approach to the materiality of learning. Drawing on science and technology studies (STS), Estrid S©ırensen compares an Internet-based 3D virtual environment project in a fourth-grade class with the class's work with traditional learning materials, including blackboards, textbooks, notebooks, pencils, and rulers. Taking into account pupils' and teachers' physical bodies, Professor S©ırensen analyzes the multiple forms of technology, knowledge, and presence that are enacted with the materials. Featuring detailed ethnographic descriptions and useful end-of-chapter summaries, this book is an important reference for professionals and graduate or postgraduate students interested in a variety of fields, including educational studies, educational psychology, social anthropology, and STS.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Foreword; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 A Minimal Methodology; 2 Components and Opponents; 3 Forms of Technology; 4 Forms of Knowledge; 5 Forms of Presence; 6 The Materiality of Learning; Reference List; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-205) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-19988-3

9786612058721

0-511-50860-3

0-511-50509-4

0-511-50926-X

0-511-57636-6

0-511-50723-2

OCLC:

437110207