The cultural dimensions of educational computing: understanding the non-neutrality of technology
The cultural dimensions of educational computing: understanding the non-neutrality of technology
The classroom arsenal: military research, information technology, and public education
The classroom arsenal: military research, information technology, and public education
The children's machine: rethinking school in the age of the computer
The children's machine: rethinking school in the age of the computer
Towards a pedagogy of informatics
CSCL '95 The first international conference on Computer support for collaborative learning
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This paper argues that Information Technology (IT) needs to be demystified, through critical consciousness, for educators to focus on IT as a means to enhance learning. It goes on to define the technical, sociohistorical and political-ideological levels of IT and to identify four theoretical constructs: tutorial, machine-as-human, tool kit and catalyst. Pervading these constructs is the understanding that IT can be used as an ideological agent, which is crucial if we are to connect theoretical foundations with practice. The authors list the foundational premises for a pedagogy of informatics and give practical examples, which emphasize a process of capacitation. Capacitation refers to an ongoing, active process where teachers work together and become empowered and energized through deep collaboration.