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Of late there has been a concerted move within the computer science community to have courses on computers & ethics, or computers & society, given more prominence within the computer science curriculum. However as reported by Jewett (1996), and...

The attitude of the teacher has been identified as a crucial factor in the successful integration of ICT in education as has the role of teacher education. This paper reflects on the learning experiences of a group of teachers – two in particular -...

"Where the appropriate systems of support are in place, then ICT can be experienced as a 'transformative technology' both for staff and for students [Comber & Lawson 1999, p 51]. Around the world governments are investing heavily in promoting the...

We believe there is a need for an expanded definition of social constructivism that takes into account the synergy between the more recent advances in information technology - which are increasing our potential for communication and the ability to ...

This paper will report on the eTUTOR pan-European project which aims to analyse a variety of case studies to build on existing literature and present practice to generate a set of guidelines for e-tutors. The eTUTOR team includes Trinity College...

The ancient Chinese argued that it was better to teach a person to fish than to constantly handout food. Yet, despite our best efforts to aid those with physical challenges to learning we too often give aid rather than create the foundations for...

This paper will examine the opportunities and the challenges offered by cross- and multi-cultural e-learning. We explore the research on the potential cultural impact of the computer in the classroom, teaching within multicultural classrooms and...

Distance Education in a First Nations context is an important acid test for the successful integration of culturally relevant teaching materials and methods. We would argue here that there are First Nation school boards that work closely with...

This paper explores the impact of touch screens in the teaching of mathematics in primary classrooms across Europe. We report on the initial progress of the Mathwrite project, whose main objective is the acquisition of experience in developing and...

Those who learn differently have both special needs and also the need to be ordinary learners. Creating opportunities for independent, self-reliant learning is an important part of a new moment for emancipatory learning but we argue that one more...

Our access to data in the age of information is truly phenomenal. Finding the information you need when and how you want it is more problematic - enter digital repositories. Traditionally the prerogative of libraries, the creation and evaluation of...

This paper presents both a new development and a project opportunity by exploring the potential impact of technology on children in crisis situations. 37 million children in conflict zones are missing their entire education and that their countries...