Session Information
16 SES 10A, Implementation of Information Technology in Primary and Secondary Education: Emerging Issues (Part 1)
Symposium, to be continued in 16 SES 11A
Time:
2008-09-12
14:45-16:15
Room:
B4 415
Chair:
Tjeerd Plomp
Discussant:
Betty Collis
Contribution
According to policy makers, education has to change to prepare students for the information or knowledge society. It is widely accepted that IT plays an important role in realizing such change. The design and implementation of curricula that fit the requirements of the information or knowledge society is one of the major challenges of curriculum change and improvement efforts nowadays. Evidence shows that the intentions of policy makers do not always match with the use of IT in educational practice. In addition students’ attainments in an IT-supported curriculum often do not reflect the high expectations of IT for teaching and learning. Based on findings from research this paper discusses the dilemmas and challenges of IT integration in the curriculum. It is argued that educational research in natural settings is needed to get a better understanding of how IT can be integrated in order to bridge the gap between the intentions of IT for education, its realization in educational practice and the impact IT may have on student learning.
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