List of Illustrations |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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1 An Overview of Approaches Taken in This Book |
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How Educational Digital Technologies Contribute to Learning |
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Research Methodologies in the Context of Learning and Learner Differences |
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Choice of Method and Relationships to Findings About Contribution |
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A Four-stage Methodological and Analytical Approach to Measuring Contribution |
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2 Educational Digital Technologies and Learning |
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Learning is Where We Start |
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Learning is Not a Singularity |
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Considering the Neurobiological Level and Implications for Cognition |
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Defining a Learning Framework Accommodating Different Learning Constructs |
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Megacognitive Concerns-Leading to Deeper and Wider Learning |
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Cognitive Concerns-Content and Process |
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Metacognitive Concerns-Recognising How We Can Learn |
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Social Concerns-the Roles of Others |
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Societal Concerns-Long-term Drivers and Purpose |
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Using a Learning Framework to Identify Where Specific Elements of Learning are Located |
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3 Types of Digital Technologies and Their Applications in Educational Settings |
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Digital Technologies Need To Be Categorised According to the Support They Offer |
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Topic-specific Resources and Software |
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Learning Contributions are Widely Recognised by Teachers |
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Learning Contributions from Television and Video |
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Learning Contributions from Using Calculators |
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Learning Contributions from Games-based Activities |
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Simulations and Modelling |
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Learning Contributions and Other Forms of Software and Resources |
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Curriculum-wide Learner-centred Software |
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ILSs and Different Learner Groups |
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Learner-centred Mathematics and Literacy Software |
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Computer Assisted Instruction |
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Curriculum-wide Teacher-centred Software |
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Science Curriculum Software |
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Mathematics Curriculum Software |
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Mathematics and English Language Software |
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Software Involving and Supporting Parents |
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Exploiting Home-School Internet-wide Infrastructure |
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Home-School Access and Commercial Online Resources |
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Online Resources Supporting Curriculum-wide Needs |
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Affordances, Uses and Outcomes |
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Online Resources Supporting Revision Needs |
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Meta-analyses of Online Learning and its Impact |
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Using Online Learning Environments |
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Project and After-school Club Activities Involving Digital Technologies |
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Projects Linking Schools and Learners Internationally |
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Projects Focusing on Broadcasting |
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Projects Developing Video-Game Elements |
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A Comparison of Contributions from the Analysis of Different Categories of Digital Technology |
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The Roles of Formative Assessment |
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4 Groups of Learners and Impacts of Digital Technologies on Learning |
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Learners are not a Singularity |
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Learners with Specific Cognitive Abilities and Attributes |
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Special Schools and Digital Technology Support |
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Those on the Autistic Spectrum |
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Those with Down's Syndrome |
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Those with Severe Learning Difficulties |
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Learners with Limited Opportunities |
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Limited Width of Awareness |
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Mainstream Early Learners |
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Computer Use by Early Learners |
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Mainstream Young Learners |
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Home Access and Uses in Primary Schools |
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Digital Technology Skills and Learning Outcomes |
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Reported Levels of Impact |
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Mainstream Secondary School or College Age Learners |
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Home Access and Uses in Secondary Schools |
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Focusing on Higher Order Skills and Critical Thinking |
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Learners with Physical Disabilities or Attributes |
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Special Schools and Assistive Technologies |
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Limited Access and Its Implications |
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Learning Support for those with Hearing Impairment |
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Learning Support for those with Visual Impairment |
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Learners Not Physically Present in Classrooms or Lessons |
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Learners Excluded from Schools |
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Those who are Hospitalised |
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Young Mothers and those Involved in Family Care |
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Learners with Challenging Emotional Features and Attributes |
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Elective or Selective Mute |
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Those with Mental Illness |
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Learners where Attitudes Pose Challenges |
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Learners with Challenging Behavioural Attributes |
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Learners with Challenging Social Attributes and Abilities |
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Those in Areas of Social Deprivation |
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Those who are Marginalised |
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Those with Language Barriers |
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Those Facing Ethnic and Cultural Barriers |
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Those Involved in Criminal Activities |
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Those Involved in Drug and Alcohol Abuse |
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Those who are Reluctant Communicators |
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Learners where Geography Poses Challenges |
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Geographical Isolation and Rural Locations |
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Those Living in Remote Areas |
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Future Concerns and Possible Areas of Focus |
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Intergenerational Learners |
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5 Groups of Mediators and Uses of Digital Technologies in Supporting Learners |
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Mediators Support Different Groups of Learners |
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Levels of Use in Supporting Teaching |
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Appropriateness of Applications |
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Using Digital Technologies |
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Parental Involvement and Learner Outcomes |
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Intergenerational Practices |
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Support Workers and Youth Workers |
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Uses of Digital Technologies |
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Mental Health Counsellors |
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Online Tutoring and Motivation |
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Online Tutoring for Secondary School Learners |
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6 Conclusions and Where Next: Balance, Balance, Balance |
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Balancing Theoretical Perspectives |
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Balancing the Curriculum and Curriculum Opportunities |
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Formal, Non formal and Informal Environments |
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Blended Models of Education and Learning |
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Longer-term Skills and Competencies |
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New Spaces, Places and Processes |
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Balancing Research Approaches |
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References |
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Index |
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