The widespread academic study of educational technology blossomed
in the years following the development of the microprocessor. Of
course, that is not to say that education was technology-free
before the 1970s: the telephone, wireless radio, cinema,
television, and mainframe computers had all in their time been
heralded as educational marvels. But the scale of change, and the
academic practices that responded to it, became of an entirely
different order with the arrival of personal computers, promising
as they did access for ordinary people to cheaper, faster, and
smarter benefits of science and technology. From that historic
moment onwards, it was increasingly common to hear educationalists,
computer experts, journalists, and politicians proclaiming that
these new technologies would transform the world of education, for
better or for worse. In the midst of this excitement (and, often,
hype), Education and Technology researchers have, via empirical
investigation and the development of novel or revised theoretical
perspectives, explored the impact of new technologies on learning,
pedagogy, design, policy, and the future of educational
institutions. Psychology, Computer Science, Sociology, Pedagogical
Studies, Communications, and Economics have all contributed to the
domain, and connections have begun to be made to create a coherent
body of thought and practice. But, while Education and Technology
has stimulated a tremendous amount of published material, much of
that work has been contaminated by political and commercial
interests. Indeed, the dizzying quantity (and variable quality) of
much research makes it difficult to discriminate the useful from
the tendentious, superficial, and otiose. Now, as part of
Routledge's Major Themes in Education series, the editors of this
new collection, two leading scholars from the University of
Oxford's Department of Education and the University's Internet
Institute, have undertaken the task of determining and bringing
together in a one-stop resource the major works in Education and
Technology. With a full index, and thoughtful introductions, newly
written by the editors, Education and Technology will be valued by
scholars, students, and policy-makers as a vital and enduring
resource.
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