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Wesley Shumar - Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives: Inside Mathforum.org: Analysis of an Internet-Based Education Community - 9781107138858 - V9781107138858
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Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives: Inside Mathforum.org: Analysis of an Internet-Based Education Community

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Description for Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives: Inside Mathforum.org: Analysis of an Internet-Based Education Community hardcover. Inside Mathforum.org is an ethnographic study of how digital media transform the learning contexts of both teachers and students of mathematics. Series: Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JM; JNZ; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
The internet has dramatically transformed social space and time for many people in many different contexts. This dramatic warping of the social fabric has happened slowly over time as digital technologies have evolved and internet speeds have increased. While we are all aware of these changes, the impact is often little understood. There are few monographs about social groups made possible by the internet, and even fewer about educational communities made possible through digital technologies. Inside Mathforum.org details the ways that digital media are used to enhance the practices that teachers and students of mathematics engage in. The book also ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107138858
SKU
V9781107138858
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About Wesley Shumar
Wesley Shumar is an anthropologist at Drexel University, Philadelphia. His research focuses on digital media, math education and virtual educational communities. Since 1997, he has worked as an ethnographer at the Math Forum. Currently, he is Co-Principal Investigator on EnCoMPASS, a four-year National Science Foundation (NSF) project designed to build an online community of math teachers through formative assessment and ... Read more

Reviews for Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives: Inside Mathforum.org: Analysis of an Internet-Based Education Community
'This case study of The Math Forum highlights the contributions to mathematics education made by this online math resource center, making clear the essential components of the technology, invisible elements of the social structure its design invites and supports, and the cultural elements (e.g., values, ethos) that affected its original design and that have sustained its life over two decades. ... Read more

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