Using IT effectively : a guide to technology in the social sciences

Title:

ISBN:

9781857287950

9781857287943

Physical Description:

xxiii, 201 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Abstract:

Using IT Effectively examines the development and implementation of computer-assisted learning in the social sciences. It highlights some of the pros and cons of the technological process and evaluates its potential in the field.

Subject Term:

Social sciences -- Computer-assisted instruction.

Social sciences -- Data processing.

Technology -- Social aspects.

Computers and IT.

Genre:

Computers and IT

Sociology

Social research & statistics

Impact of science & technology on society

Added Author:

Henry, Millsom S.,

Language:

English

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Material Type	Shelf Mark	Adult Genre	Status
Searching... Croydon Central Library	Adult non-fiction	ESSENTIAL SKILLS 300.72 USI	Skills for Life	Searching... Unknown

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

Technology and Social Science" examines the development and implementation of computer-assisted-learning in the social sciences. Encouraging both students and academics to improve the quality of their teaching and learning by using the wide range of new technologies effectively, this work highlights some of the pros and cons of technology, critically evaluating the technological process and its potential in the field. Encouraging the social science community to take an increasingly active role in this debate, the contributors examine key isues and emphasize areas in need of attention.

Professor Howard NewbyMillsom HenryPeter CochraneStephen HeppellAnne CampbellAdrian KirkwoodRuth Madigan and Sue Tickner and Margaret MilnerStephen Morris and Jill SzuscikiewiczDavid GerrettStephen Scrivener and Susan VernonGraham R. Gibbs and David RobinsonVernon GayleDanny Lawrence and Ken Levine and Nick ManningAnn WilkinsonChris TurnerDavid Newlands and Alasdair McLean and Fraser LovieDavid Crowther and Neil Barnett and Matt DaviesDuncan Timms

Foreword	p. ix
List of Figures and Tables	p. xi
Notes on Contributors	p. xiii
Editor's Introduction	p. xix
Section 1 New Challenges for Teaching and Learning
1 Exponential Education	p. 3
2 Pedagogy, Progress, Politics and Power in the Information Age	p. 17
3 Technology and Society: an MP's View	p. 21
4 Information Technology: A Case for Social Scientific Enquiry	p. 27
Section 2 Developing Courseware for the Social Sciences
5 Expectations and Realities in Developing Computer-Assisted Learning: the Example of GraphIT!	p. 41
6 The Data Game: Learning Statistics	p. 51
7 Conversion of the Ideologies of Welfare to a Multimedia Teaching and Learning Format	p. 65
8 Designnet: Transnational Design Project Work at a Distance	p. 75
Section 3 Implementing Computer-Assisted Learning in the Social Sciences
9 Computer-Aided Learning as a Learning Tool: Lessons From Educational Theory	p. 87
10 Anoraks and Techies: A Call for the Incorporation of Non-Technical Knowledge in Technological Developments	p. 103
11 Evangelism and Agnosticism in the Takeup of Information Technology	p. 113
12 Standards for the Non-Standard: The Impact of New Technology on the Non-Standard Student	p. 129
Section 4 The Effectiveness of the New Technologies in Teaching and Learning Environments
13 Information Technology and Teaching Quality Assessment: Reflections of a Sociologist	p. 139
14 Why Costs Are Important in the Adoption and Assessment of new Educational Technologies	p. 151
15 Using Multimedia Technology for Teaching: A Case Study Approach	p. 165
16 Information Technology and Teachin the Social Sciences: Obstacles and Opportunities	p. 179
Glossary	p. 195
Index	p. 197

Available:*

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

Summary

Table of Contents