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Information and Communication Technologies and Real-Life Learning: New Education for the Knowledge Society

PUBLISHER Springer (06/28/2005)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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Information and Communication Technologies in Real-Life Learning presents the results of an International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) working conference held December 2004 in Melbourne, Australia. The working conference was organized by IFIP Working Group 3.2 (Informatics and ICT in Higher Education) and IFIP Working Group 3.4 (Professional and Vocational Education in Information Technology).

The papers in this book present a cross-section of issues in real-life learning in which Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays an important role. Some of the issues covered include: education models for real-life learning enabled by ICT; effective organization of a real-life learning environment; the changing role of the student; the changing role of educational institutions and their relationship with business and industry; the changing role of teachers and their use of ICT; and managment of ICT-rich education change.

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ISBN-13: 9780387259963
ISBN-10: 0387259961
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 285
Carton Quantity: 28
Product Dimensions: 6.14 x 0.69 x 9.21 inches
Weight: 1.33 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Computers | Electronic Commerce (see also headings under Business & Econ
Computers | Commerce
Computers | Curricula
Dewey Decimal: 371.33
Library of Congress Control Number: 2005049759
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International Federation for Information Processing

The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and human-computer interaction. Proceedings and post-proceedings of referred international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields are featured. These results often precede journal publication and represent the most current research. The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing.

For more information about the 300 other books in the IFIP series, please visit springeronline.com.

For more information about IFIP, please visit www.ifip.or.at.

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Information and Communication Technologies in Real-Life Learning presents the results of an International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) working conference held December 2004 in Melbourne, Australia. The working conference was organized by IFIP Working Group 3.2 (Informatics and ICT in Higher Education) and IFIP Working Group 3.4 (Professional and Vocational Education in Information Technology).

The papers in this book present a cross-section of issues in real-life learning in which Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays an important role. Some of the issues covered include: education models for real-life learning enabled by ICT; effective organization of a real-life learning environment; the changing role of the student; the changing role of educational institutions and their relationship with business and industry; the changing role of teachers and their use of ICT; and managment of ICT-rich education change.

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Editor: Tatnall, Arthur
Dr Arthur Tatnall is Associate Professor in the Victoria Graduate School of Business at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. He holds bachelors degrees in science and education from the University of Melbourne, a Graduate Diploma in Computer Science from Latrobe University, and a research Master of Arts from Deakin University in which he explored the origins of business computing education in Australian universities. His PhD, from Central Queensland University, involved a study in curriculum innovation in which he investigated the manner in which Visual Basic entered the curriculum of an Australian university. His research interests include technological innovation, information technology in educational management, information systems curriculum, project management and electronic commerce. He is a member of two IFIP working groups (WG3.4 and WG3.7), has written several books relating to information systems and published a number of book chapters, journal articles and conference papers. He recently chaired the 13th Australasian Information Systems Conference and will chair an IFIP working conference in Melbourne in 2004.
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