Education Is Not an App: The future of university teaching in the Internet age
Jonathan A. Poritz
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Whilst much has been written about the doors that technology can open for students, less has been said about its impact on teachers and professors. Although technology undoubtedly brings with it huge opportunities within higher education, there is also the fear that it will have a negative effect both on faculty and on teaching standards. Education Is Not an App offers a bold and provocative analysis of the economic context within which educational technology is being implemented, not least the financial problems currently facing higher education institutions around the world. The book emphasizes the issue ... Read more
Whilst much has been written about the doors that technology can open for students, less has been said about its impact on teachers and professors. Although technology undoubtedly brings with it huge opportunities within higher education, there is also the fear that it will have a negative effect both on faculty and on teaching standards. Education Is Not an App offers a bold and provocative analysis of the economic context within which educational technology is being implemented, not least the financial problems currently facing higher education institutions around the world. The book emphasizes the issue ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Economics in the Real World
Condition
New
Number of Pages
134
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138910416
SKU
V9781138910416
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About Jonathan A. Poritz
Jonathan A. Poritz is Associate Professor of Mathematics at Colorado State University-Pueblo, USA. Jonathan Rees is Professor of History at Colorado State University-Pueblo, USA.
Reviews for Education Is Not an App: The future of university teaching in the Internet age
'This is a timely, and essential, book. The authors avoid the common trap of being firmly in a pro- or anti- technology camps and instead view the application of educational technology through a political economy lens. Your classrooms are no longer solely your own, they argue. Educational technology, often driven by Silicon Valley ideology, has particular aims in education. Examining ... Read more