Information and Communication Technologies and Real-Life Learning: New Education for the Knowledge Society (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology) [Hardcover]

Tom J. van Weert (Editor), Arthur Tatnall (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0387259961 | ISBN-13: 978-0387259963 | Publication Date: June 28, 2005 | Edition: 1

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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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.

 

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• Hardcover: 298 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (June 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387259961
• ISBN-13: 978-0387259963
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
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4.0 out of 5 stars changing modes of education, August 5, 2005

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This review is from: Information and Communication Technologies and Real-Life Learning: New Education for the Knowledge Society (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology) (Hardcover)

Here is a writeup of a conference that tries to peer into the future and anticipate changes in society. Where these are driven by an increasing focus on knowledge intensive skills.

It posits that several roles will have to adapt. Learning is seen as being increasingly not just the formal primary and secondary schooling, plus perhaps a tertiary degree. Instead, it is meant to be an ongoing lifelong activity. This will require a recalibration by educational institutions, as to who their customers are. Expect an increase in "adult education" extension courses, over and above what already exists. Plus, that even the definition of an educational institution might change. In part, to reflect a growing online pedagogy.

People will also have to change their expectations. The book delves into suggestions that people must expect and be willing to seek out new sources of skills.

To some extent, all this was discussed decades ago. By luminaries like Alvin Toffler in his seminal "Future Shock". Well, it is a bit of a shock to realise that here we are in the 21st century and some of the earlier postulated changes did happen and are happening.

It will be interesting to see how the book's ideas play out.