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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Hinostroza, J. Enrique; Matamala, Carolina; Labbé, Christian; Claro, Magdalena; Cabello, Tania – Learning, Media and Technology, 2015
This paper presents the results of an analysis of secondary students' computer use, aimed at understanding how different factors influence the profile of activities carried out by students with computers. The analysis is based on the data from a national study aimed at measuring students' Information and Communication Technology (ICT)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Computer Use, Internet
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Beavis, Catherine; Muspratt, Sandy; Thompson, Roberta – Learning, Media and Technology, 2015
There is considerable enthusiasm in many quarters for the incorporation of digital games into the classroom, and the capacity of games to engage and challenge players, present complex representations and experiences, foster collaborative learning, and promote deep learning. But while there is increasing research documenting the progress and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Games, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
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Hall, Richard – Learning, Media and Technology, 2015
This article considers the relevance of Autonomist Marxism for both research and practice in education and technology. The article situates the Autonomist perspective against that of traditional Marxist thought--illustrating how certain core Autonomist concepts enable a critical reading of developments in information and communication technology.…
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, Social Influences, Information Technology, Educational Technology
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Bayne, Sian – Learning, Media and Technology, 2015
In recent years, "technology-enhanced learning", or "TEL", has become a widely accepted term in the UK and Europe for describing the interface between digital technology and higher education teaching, to a large extent taking the place of other recently popular terminologies such as "e-learning", "learning…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
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Selwyn, Neil – Learning, Media and Technology, 2015
The generation and processing of data through digital technologies is an integral element of contemporary society, as reflected in recent debates over online data privacy, "Big Data" and the rise of data mining and analytics in business, science and government. This paper outlines the significance of digital data within education,…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Research
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Williamson, Ben – Learning, Media and Technology, 2015
This article examines the emergence of "digital governance" in public education in England. Drawing on and combining concepts from software studies, policy and political studies, it identifies some specific approaches to digital governance facilitated by network-based communications and database-driven information processing software…
Descriptors: Public Education, Governance, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education