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ESSENTIAL CORE READING
Please note: Students are expected to read all of the Essential Core Reading list prior to the related lecture during the intensive teaching week (see the Topic Information booklet for the pre-reading schedule).
Chen, L., (2003). China ICT Use in Education, UNESCO. Retrieved 5/1/09 from www.westpac.unescobkk.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ict/Metasurvey/CHINA.PDF Comment
Coppola, E. (2005) Powering Up: Supporting Constructivist Teaching with Technology. Retrieved 24/12/05 from http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/uploads/NECC2005/KEY_6275073/Coppola_CoppolaPoweringUp_RP.pdf Comment
Dede, C. (2008). A Seismic Shift in Epistemology. Educause Review, 3(43), pp. 80-81. Retrieved 6/12/09 from http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVol/46603
DuFour, R., (2004). What is a Professional Learning Community. Educational Leadership, 61 (8), pp. 6-11. Retrieved on 8/1/09 from http://pdonline.ascd.org/pd_online/secondary_reading/el200405_dufour.html
Elliott, A. (2004), When The Learners Know More Than The Teachers, Information Age, Australian Computer Society. Retrieved on 23/3/05 on 23/3/05 from http://www.infoage.idg.com.au/index.php?id=667259628 Comment
Elmore R: Building a New Structure for School Leadership This is a simple summary of Elmore's essay. The full version is here [see down on the left panel]
eLearningEuropa, Study of Innovative Learning Environments in School Education, http://www.elearningeuropa.info/extras/new_learning_env.pdf Comment
Hooper, S. and Rieber, L., (1995). Teaching with Technology. In In A. C. Ornstein (Ed.), Teaching: Theory into practice, (pp. 154-170). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Retrieved 6/1/09 from http://www.nowhereroad.com/twt
infoDev (2005). Knowledge Maps:ICTs in Education. Retrieved on 5/1/09 from http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.8.html **[Only need to read the 7 pages on Teachers, Teaching and ICT].
Levin, D., (2002). The Digital Disconnect: The Widening Gap Between Internet-Savvy Students and their Schools. The Pew Internet & American Life Project. Retrieved 8/1/09 from http://connect.educause.edu/Library/Abstract/TheDigitalDisconnectTheWi/36362
Newhouse, P., (2002) Literature Review: The Impact of ICT on Learning and Teaching, Western Australian Department of Education, Retrieved 8/5/05 from http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/cmis/eval/pd/reading/reading1.htm#measuring Comment **[especially read pp. 1-17].
OECD, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, (2001). Learning to Change, Retrieved 12/5/05 from http://www.oecdbookshop.org/ Attachment here Comment
Papert, S., (1996). Learning to Change ICT in Schools. In OECD Learning to Change pp. 104-113. [see attachment of OECD reference - Chapter 7). Comment
Schmoker, M., (2004). Tipping Point: From Feckless Reform to Substantive Instructional Improvement, Phi Delta Kappan, 85, pp. 424-431 Attachment here Comment
Recommended Additional Reading
**Please note: The following references are recommended reading to assist students to expand their knowledge and complete their assignments to a satisfactory standard
Aviram, R., and Talmi, D. (2004). Are you a Technocrat A Reformist Or a Holist? eLearning Europa, Retrieved 1/3/05 from http://www.elearningeuropa.info/index.php?page=doc&doc_id=4965&doclng=6&menuzone=1
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BECTA, Self-Review Framework Introduction. Retrieved 5/1/09 from http://schools.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=srf
BECTA , BECTA Review 2005 Evidence on the progress of ICT in education. Retrieved 5/1/09 from http://partners.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=rh&rid=13585
Benjamin, H. (1939). The Saber-Tooth Curriculum, Including Other Lectures in the History of Paleolithic Education, McGraw-Hill, Comment
Elkind, D., (2004). The Problem with Constructivism, The Educational Forum, 68(4), pp.306-312.
ETS (Educational Testing Service) , ICT Literacy, Retrieved from; 27/11/06 from http://www.ets.org/Media/Products/ICT_Literacy/pdf/2006_Preliminary_Findings.pdf Comment
Fullan, M. (2000). The three Stories of Education Reform, Phi Delta Kappan, April, 81, pp. 581-584 Comment
Lim, C., P., and Hang, D., (2003). An Activity Theory Approach to Research of ICT Integration in Singapore Schools, Computers & Education, 41, pp. 49-63. Retrieved 8/1/09 from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03601315
Maddux, C. and Cummings, R., (2007). WebQuests: Are They Developmentally Appropriate? The Educational Forum, 71, pp. 117-127. Retrieved 8/1/09 from ProQuest Education Journals via Flinders University Library e-journals.
Moyle, K., (2006) Leadership and Learning with ICT. Paper presented at the National Educational Computing Comference, San Diego, July 5-7. Retrieved on 8/1/09 from http://www.iste.org/content/navigationmenu/research/necc_research_paper_archives/necc_2006/necc_2006_research_paper_archives.htm
Murphy, E., and Rodriguez-Manzanares, M., (2008). Using Activity Theory and its Principle of Contradictions to Guide Research in Educational Technology, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 24(4), pp. 442-457. Retrieved 8/1/09 from http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet24/ajet24.html
Oblinger, D., (2006). Ensuring the Net-Generation is Net Savvy, Educause Connect. Retrieved 5/1/09 from http://connect.educause.edu/Library/ELI/EnsuringtheNetGenerationI/39340
Prensky, M. (2005). Adopt and Adapt. Edutopia, Retrieved 5/12/09 from http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky-Adopt_and_Adapt-Edutopia-01.doc
Schmoker, M., (2004). Learning Communities At the Crossroads: Toward the Best Schools We've Ever Had. Phi Deltan Kappan, 86(1), pp. 84-89. Retrieved 8/1/09 from Flinders University e-journals database. Available here (pdf).
Staples, A., Pugach, M., and Himes, D., (2005). Rethinking the Technology Integration Challenge: Cases from Three Urban Elementary Schools, Journal of Research on Technology in Education, Eugene, 37 (3)3, pp. 285-311 Comment
Tearle, P., (2004). A Theoretical and Instrumental Framework for Implementing Change in ICT Education, Cambridge Journal of Education, 34(3).
Travers, J. What did they learn? http://sites.google.com/site/whatdidtheylearn/ (Note: this is not a primary resource by many of the references included are.)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), (2004). Integrating ICT in Education: A Collective Case Study of Six Asian Countries. Retrieved 8/1/09 from portal.unesco.org/education/en/files/31495/11176167973ICT_integrating_education.pdf/ICT_integrating_education.pdf
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Comments
Aviram, R Talmi This is a key article that suggests that many leaders in ICT development are actually aiming at different goals. They divide ICT supporters into Technocrats, Reformists and Holists. They also suggest that the two main groups, Technocrats and Reformists often to not understand that the other group exists. Back
BECTA is the main government sponsored online resource body for ICT in education in the UK. It has very detailed information for schools to plan their ICT development. Back
ETS This preliminary report on a research project suggests that senior high school and college students in the US have poor search skills for the internet. Back
Benjamin This tongue-in-cheek story about how hard it is to change the curriculum is quite famous and its age shows that the issues do not just apply to modern times. Back
Chen's summary of ICT developments in China is useful, particularly because it list the main barriers and problems. Back
Coppola's overview of what makes for successful ICT implementation is strong practical support for the more theoretical views of Aviram, eLearning Europa and the OECD and other articles. Back
The Elliott paper provides a brief and strong criticism of the implementation of ICT in schools, pointing to the barriers to high quality use in the classroom. Back
The eLearning Europa report comes in two forms: a brief summary and a more detailed paper, which strongly argues that there is a new paradigm for learning across Europe, and that ICT may assist this to occur. It complements the Avarim article well. Back
Fullan has a high reputation for his writing on school improvement (development) and makes a strong argument for focus of change being at the local rather than at a district, province or national level. Back
The Newhouse report was commissioned by the Western Australian Department of Education, and provides a lengthy and thorough review of theoretical and practical factors involved in the implementation of ICT in education. Back
The OECD report provides a very detailed overview of the use of ICT in developed countries and (similar to eLearning Europa) supports the argument that the use of ICT effectively is linked to the use of constructivist approaches to learning. Back
Papert is a very famous developer of computer applications for education. In this article his is somewhat pessimistic about the ability of organization (in education) to change. Back
Schmoker is highly critical of the strategic planning approach to development (like Fullan) and explains an alternative approach involving more control at the local level, and in particular, in with the individual teacher. Back
Staples et al provides the description of a research project that compares three apparently similar school development projects, and suggests that the approach taken by leaders is critical to success. Back
Feng, X., Zhang, W., & CHEN, W. (2008). Distance Education in Rural China achieves Inter-School
Collaboration and Increased Access to Education. Accessed 29/7/09 from http://www.asianjde.org/2008v6.1.Feng.pdf
Chinese papers on ICT in education in China: paper 1 paper 2
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