Advancing Professional Learning With Collaborative Technologies

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Author(s): Robert Fitzgerald (University of Canberra, Australia)
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 8
Source title: Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Lawrence A. Tomei (Robert Morris University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-881-9.ch004

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Instructional Design

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In the 21st century, learning and Internet-based technologies are becoming increasingly interwoven. For a growing proportion of children in the developed world, blogs, social networking, multiplayer online games, and instant messaging systems are figuring significantly in their daily lives (Sefton-Green, 2004; Somekh, 2004). Education systems have, for a long time, recognized the potential of technology to enhance and enrich teaching and learning; however, the realization of that potential has more often than not been disappointing (Cuban, 2001; Somekh, 2001). In Australia, we continue to receive strong statements from the Government about the educational importance of integrating ICT into teaching and learning (cf. Learning in an Online World, MCEETYA, 2005); but the reality is, schools and universities are struggling to achieve such goals.

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