Beyond Technology

Beyond TechnologyDiscover "Beyond Technology," a groundbreaking exploration into the intersection of learning, youth, and digital media. This insightful analysis challenges prevailing notions around technology in education, offering a balanced view that navigates the complexities of digital influence on today's youth. Through critical research, the book dismantles both the overly optimistic visions of digital education transformation and the alarmist concerns

Discover "Beyond Technology," a groundbreaking exploration into the intersection of learning, youth, and digital media. This insightful analysis challenges prevailing notions around technology in education, offering a balanced view that navigates the complexities of digital influence on today's youth. Through critical research, the book dismantles both the overly optimistic visions of digital education transformation and the alarmist concerns regarding childhood innocence in a media-saturated world. With an ISBN of 9780745638812 and published by John Wiley & Sons in 2007, this 224-page book provides a comprehensive look at how young people's experiences with technology extend beyond classroom walls. This essential text argues for a deeper understanding of digital literacy that goes beyond mere consumption to include critical thinking and creativity. Ideal for educators, students of media studies, and professionals in the educational field, "Beyond Technology" is a must-read for those seeking to bridge the gap between children's media-rich lives and traditional educational approaches. Take advantage of **free shipping** on this item, but please allow up to **6 weeks for delivery**. Note that once your order is placed, it cannot be canceled. Elevate your understanding of digital media and its impact on learning with this vital resource.

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780745638812
Year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 224


Description:
Beyond Technology offers a challenging new analysis of
learning, young people and digital media. Disputing both utopian
fantasies about the transformation of education and exaggerated
fears about the corruption of childhood innocence, it offers a
level-headed analysis of the impact of these new media on learning,
drawing on a wide range of critical research.


Buckingham argues that there is now a growing divide between the
media-rich world of childrens lives outside school and their
experiences of technology in the classroom. Bridging this divide,
he suggests, will require more than superficial attempts to import
technology into schools, or to combine education with digital
entertainment. While debunking such fantasies of technological
change, Buckingham also provides a constructive alternative,
arguing that young people need to be equipped with a new form of
digital literacy that is both critical and creative.


Beyond Technology will be essential reading for all
students of the media or education, as well as for teachers and
other education professionals.