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Analyses the key driving forces that shape the integration of ICT into education as a worldwide phenomenon from various perspectives, including political, technological, economic, social, and learning
Provides insights into how policies can be effectively translated into classroom practices and be scaled up
Explains the systemic and multi-level implementation of ICT policies at national, school, and classroom levels
Presents examples of ICT-mediated pedagogies, research, and innovative professional development models
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This book focuses on the integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) into K-12 education. It documents the authors’ reflections on the approaches and issues that have facilitated implementation of ICT integration in education as well as their experience in integrating ICT in education at multiple levels – policies that empower schools; learning environments that encompass the hardware, services and support systems; school-based teaching and learning frameworks; research and development of ICT-enabled pedagogies and innovative professional development models.
Authors and Affiliations
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Nanyang Technological University , Singapore, Singapore
Seng Chee Tan
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Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore, Singapore
Horn Mun Cheah
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National Institute of Education , Singapore, Singapore
Wenli Chen, Doris Choy
About the authors
Horn Mun CHEAH is the assistant provost at SIM University, Singapore. He possesses extensive leadership experience integrating ICT into school systems, the governance needed and the systemic support to make it work.
Wenli CHEN and Doris CHOY are tenured associate professors in the Learning Sciences and Technologies academic group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. Both contribute to teacher education on the use of technologies in schools and have years of research experience working with schools on innovating with technologies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pushing the Frontier
Book Subtitle: A Cohesive System-wide Approach to Integrating ICT into Education
Authors: Seng Chee Tan, Horn Mun Cheah, Wenli Chen, Doris Choy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4239-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-4237-9Published: 03 May 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5084-9Published: 12 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-4239-3Published: 20 April 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 155
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour