Week 10- Nov 6

Critical Theory and Instructional Technology

Jossey-Bass Reader on Technology and Learning (2000):

• Chapter 17: Teaching by Machine
• Chapter 20: Some New Gods That Fail

Otrher Articles:

• Bromley, H. (1997). "Thinking About Computers and Schools: A Skeptical View," Reinventing Technology, Rediscovering Community: Critical Explorations of Computers as a Social Practice.
• Dreyfus, H. L., & Dreyfus, S. E. (1985). Putting Computers in Their Proper Place: Analysis versus Intuition in the Classroom. In D. Sloan, (Ed.), The Computer in Education: A Critical Perspective, pp. 40-63. Teachers College, Columbia University.
• Kerr, S. T. (1996).“Toward a Sociology of Educational Technology,” Handbook of Research for Educational Communications and Technology, pp. 143-169.
  
• Scott, T., Cole, M., & Engel, M. (1992). Computers and Education: A Cultural Constructivist Perspective. Review of Research in Education, 18, 191-251.
  

Internet resources:

• The Pros and Cons of Technology in the Classroom: Debate with Roy Pea and Larry Cuban
• Kay, A. (July/August 1996). Revealing the Elephant: The Use and Misuse of Computers in Education
• Philosophy of Technology and Education: An Invitiation to Inquiry, David Blacker
• Rose, E. Review of Postman, N. (1995). The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School.
• School's Out? A Conversation with Seymour Papert
• Critical Issues in Education and Technology: Ongoing Review of Literature
• What to Ask About Technology, Hank Bromley, ITFORUM discussion