Information Technology Education for Older Adults as a Continuing Peer-Learning Process: A Chinese Case Study

This article examines older Chinese's learning and use of computers and the Internet, focusing on the major barriers encountered and strategies employed to overcome those barriers. A total of 33 interviews were conducted in 2004 in Shanghai. Data analysis was guided by grounded theory. The following are the major findings : (a) lack of technical support is a major barrier to information technology (IT) learning, yet it is difficult to get support from younger people; (b) learning from age peers is an effective way to learn about IT; and (c) short-term computer classes are only the beginning, while computer clubs that may last for years can provide much-needed continuing training.     

信息技术与德育课程的整合

信息技术的广泛使用,为德育课程的建设和实施带来了丰富多彩的内容和多样化的方式和途径,但同时也带来了严峻的挑战。在信息技术与德育课程的整合过程中,要注意以课堂教学为主渠道,以课程建设为中心,防止纯业务化和纯技术化的倾向,充分利用信息资源和信息技术带来的便利手段,优化德育过程,最大限度地实现信息技术与德育课程的良性整合。     

新加坡的教育信息化

本文描绘了近几年来新加坡基础教育信息化的发展状况,在此基础上分析了新加坡教育信息化取得成功的一些主要的具有可操作性的经验,旨在对我国当前的教育信息化的发展有所启示.     

超越技术整合走向技术转换

时至今日,技术对美国基础教育的影响甚微,鉴于此,美国教育部及技术界领导人士近年来力主将技术与学校教学两者予以整合。这场“技术整合”运动主要还是聚焦于如何运用技术来支持当今学校已经采用的各种教学方式。然而,如果我们想要找到技术能够“转换”现有教学方式的新路径,也许应该迈出更大的步伐。     

A Response to Restructuring: The Dilemmas of School Principals in a Process of Change

An urban school district is undergoing a process of change as proposed in the educational reform agenda introduced by a new superintendent. This qualitative research study provides insight into the concerns of some elementary school principals in the district during the initial phase of the reform as they deal with the transition from a historically bureaucratic to a decentralized system, attempt to make sense of their dilemmas, and seek new ways of managing in a restructured environment. Major issues revealed in this study indicate there are some basic considerations to be addressed in initiating a districtwide process of change and eliciting site administrator support (i.e., understanding the dilemmas of managing in a different power structure, providing opportunities for sufficient input, and devising a sound professional development program for principals to assist in reconceptualizing administrative roles). Implications suggest that it is essential for top school executives initiating change processes to develop good communication processes and gain an understanding of the cultural norms of a school system to gain the commitment of school principals and school constituencies. This study, which contributes to the empirically based literature on school reform, also illustrates that initiation of structural changes needs to be clearly related to the ultimate goal of improving student achievement so that all school constituencies understand the focus of the reform agenda. Consideration of these issues in devising plans for educational change may enhance actualization of desired outcomes.     

The Threaded Discussion Forum: A Case Study in Technology Integration

Special educators are uniquely challenged to be content experts in all curricular areas, including mathematics, because students in their caseloads may require academic instruction in any area. However, special educators with math phobia may be limited in their ability to provide effective instruction to their students with mathematical deficits or needs, and they may experience additional challenges in their professional and personal lives. This qualitative study seeks to better understand the nature of math phobia in two special educators through extensive interviews, journaling, and observations in math experiences, with a number of primary themes identified. Several potential resolutions for the issues emerging from math phobia in special educators are identified and discussed.     

信息技术的教育促进作用与融合策略

随着信息技术的不断完善,其快速渗入到教育领域并改变着传统教育模式,信息技术手段改革了教学方式、学习环境等各个方面,是我国现阶段教育工作的一大助力。文章通过传统教育模式与信息技术的结合,分析了信息技术对当代教育的促进作用,并提出了信息技术与教育教学融合的策略。     

中小学信息技术与其他课程整合模式的探索

信息社会的到来，对人才提出了更高的要求，传统教学模式培养的人才已严重滞后于信息社会的要求。本主要从中小学信息技术教育课程设置和教学模式创新的角度，提出了中小学信息技术与其它课程整合的教学模式。     

Art Technology Integration: Digital Storytellying as a Transformative Pedagogy in Primary Education

The emergence of new media provides new tools for promoting critical thinking and creativity in an environment that encourages collaboration, co‐authoring and sharing ideas and artworks with audiences. Embedding new media in art lessons and integrating art with other disciplines not only promotes visual competence but also transversal competences necessary for the future lives of children. Despite the many benefits that this process entails, there is still no broad integration of new media in art lessons or art integration through technology in primary schools, as teachers are often oblivious of the new possibilities and means of engaging children. However, there is a need to embrace today’s dominant culture of communication if we really want to prepare children for the future. This article is about art technology integration in the primary classroom. It discusses ways of studying important real‐life issues with children and of bridging the gap between school life and daily life. It reports on two case studies with sixth grade classes (11–12 years old) that engaged in a stop motion animation project to communicate messages that were important to the children. Children shared powerful stories, anchored in real‐life contexts and developed critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity skills. The findings contribute to the discussions about arts integration that are grounded in empirical qualitative data. The implications of the study move beyond the art subject itself and highlight how generalist teachers can embrace interdisciplinarity and art integration, and view art as transformative pedagogy in the curriculum.     

Information Technology and Education: a context for development

Current responses to the potential of information technology for education are analysed and found to be limited. Possible scenarios for l'école informatisée’ of the future are outlined, and a strategy for development is proposed.

Les dernieres réponses concernant les possibilités de la technologie d'information pour les systèmes d'éducation ont été analysées et estimées incomplètes. Des possibilités pour l'école informatisée de l'avenier sont esquissées, et une stratégie de développement est proposée.     

对信息技术和教育技术整合的思考

信息技术和教育技术的整合涉及到教学模式的改革和学习资源的建设两方面的内容，学习资源的建设又涉及到计算机多媒体技术、计算机网络技术等方面的内容。对学习资源的建设进行一些必要的讨论。     

对信息技术与教育教学的深度融合的“新”认识

信息技术已经为我们的生活、学习和工作带来了全新的变化。"十二五"以来,教育信息化工作坚持促进信息技术与教育教学深度融合的核心理念,各级各类教育信息化都取得了丰硕成果,各项工作取得了突破性进展。当前,随着云计算、大数据、物联网、移动计算、3D打印等新技术的不断涌现,经济社会各行各业信息化步伐不断加快,社会整体信息化程度不断加深,信息技术对教育的革命性影响日趋明显。"十三五"期间,"互联网+"行动计划、促进大数据发展行动纲要等有关政策密集出台,信息化已成为国家战略,教育信息化正迎来重大历史发展机遇。本文基于信息技术已为教育带来的新变革,着重阐述了如何将二者深度融合。     

在学习方式的变革中提高大学教学质量和办学水平——高等教育信息化的攻坚战

信息化正在打破大学传统教学模式及相应体制的多重壁垒,为大学改革开辟出阻力最小之路径;对大学教学的理解,必须突破传统课堂教学的狭隘眼界,从高素质人才培养的大视野中把握教学、科研、社会服务三大功能的内在联系,将提高大学教学质量的立足点建立在"推动学习方式变革"这一大学创新发展的难点和攻坚战上。研究和驾驭高等教育信息化,必须将对当代信息技术与大学变革发展的前瞻性把握这两个方面内在地统一起来,这是21世纪从事大学教育创新研究与决策管理的专业人才所必须具有的知识结构和时代眼界。     

Information Skills in Education for Manufacturing Technology: the Case for an Integrated Quality Approach

Considerable ‘user education’ work of high quality has been produced from academic librarians to impart information skills to students on degree-level and diploma BTEC engineering courses. However, in the author's opinion, this lacks a focus on some points of importance for the effective teaching of potential engineers and technologists, This requires the following.

(1) More case-studies of engineering problems highlighting information retrieval aspects.

(2) More accurate grounding in the way engineers actually use information.

(3)Better integration between lectures, information guides, exercises and test material.

(4)Greater emphasis on the analysis stage of technical problems, and linkage to types of available information to help generate solutions—information needs analysis.

Scope exists for packaged teaching material incorporating improvements and drawing upon advances in educational technology such as CAL methods. The author attaches a sample scheme based on advanced manufacturing themes, developed for the BTEC Production Engineering course at Coventry Polytechnic in the UK.     

信息技术在陕北高校课堂中的应用调查与分析

为了了解信息技术在陕北高校课堂中的应用情况,作者采用问卷调查与访谈的方法,在延安大学全校范围内展开了关于信息技术应用的实地调查。通过整理与统计的数据,作者从中发现了信息技术在陕北课堂教学应用中所存在的问题,并给出相应的可借鉴性建议及对策。     

Interdisciplinary Groups and Leadership Teams: Restructuring World Higher Education for Information Processing

Adaptations by higher education to an information-processing world will involve the development of new organizational forms that encourage and reward collaboration. As the world ‘becomes smaller’, we are rediscovering the interdependence of things. The leadership team and interdisciplinary group are emerging as the workplaces for the information-processing world. Colleges and universities that develop viable networks for processing information will lead the way into the 21st century. Recommendations for higher education worldwide include the following: developing interdisciplinary, team-taught courses of study; forming interdisciplinary groups to bring together people to analyze problems; implementing leadership teams in the decision-making structures of departments, schools and colleges. The creation of interdisciplinary problem-solving groups as the building blocks of the information-processing society will require changes in our attitudes toward leadership. The leader as servant will emerge as governance model. Changes in our systems of selection, evaluation and promotion of faculty and administrators will also be required. Interdisciplinary groups and leadership teams will form the infrastructure of the new world order of information processing and decision making.     

努力构建信息技术教育新模式

大力发展现代教育技术是现代教育的必然选择。华南师大附中校园网的开通。推动了学校管理的现代化；利用先进信息技术增强了教师的实力，拓展了教学空间，培训了一支有现代教育观念和现代教育技术的教师队伍，为培育创新人才提供了新的技术条件和环境。     

Technology and Early Childhood Education: A Technology Integration Professional Development Model for Practicing Teachers

Despite the promise of technology in education, many practicing teachers are faced with multiple challenges of effectively integrating technology into their classroom instruction. Additionally, teachers who are successful incorporating educational technology into their instruction recognize that although technology tools have the potential to help children, they are not ends in themselves. This article describes a Summer Institute project that the authors facilitated in a medium sized midwest public university. The summer workshop afforded participating early childhood education teachers exciting opportunities to interact with various instructional tools and technology applications. Further, the practicing teachers explored various strategies to integrate specific technology tools into their lessons in a manner consistent with constructivist pedagogy. This article is intended to stimulate reflections on the need to adopt a suitable technology integration professional development model in early childhood education classrooms to support young learners.     

信息技术与课程的整合——论英特尔未来教育理念在网络教学中的应用

信息技术与课程的整合是网络教学的发展趋势,本文介绍了英特尔未来教育的教学模式,提出了将英特尔未来教育理念应用在网络教学的设想。     

信息技术学习、教育和培训质量保障体系标准及其应用研究——以免费师范生学习管理平台的设计为例

本文在研究信息技术学习、教育和培训质量保障体系标准的基础上,结合华中师范大学开展免费师范生教育的契机,依据质量保障活动模型,利用质量方法描述参考框架(RFDQ)的过程模型进行免费师范生学习管理平台的需求分析和框架分析.