The Materiality of Learning: Technology and Knowledge in Educational Practice

by Estrid Sørensen

Book Overview

The field of educational research lacks a methodology for the study of learning that does not begin with humans, their aims, and their interests. The Materiality of Learning seeks to overcome this human-centered mentality by developing a novel spatial approach to the materiality of learning. Drawing on science and technology studies (STS), Estrid S rensen compares an Internet-based 3D virtual environment project in a fourth-grade class with the class's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521182719
• ISBN13: 9780521182713
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"