Information Technologies: Teaching to Use—Using to Teach

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Synopsis
This insightful volume explores examples of the use of technology to teach social work knowledge, values, and skills across the curriculum. The chapters cover a wide range of perspectives, including international views of the role of information technology in Great Britain and Malaysia, training approaches for faculty development, and computer-based software that has the potential to transform the manner in which curriculum objectives are met. Prepare for technology-based instruction in social work education for the 21st century!Information Technologies: Teaching to Use--Using to Teach Information Technologies: Teaching to Use--Using to Teach, addresses your need to fully prepare today?s social work graduates to work and live in this rapidly changing, technology-enhanced environment. Based on the 1997 Information Technologies Conference: Using to Teach--Teaching to Use, held in Charleston, South Carolina, this book covers the multitude of topics that were presented on technology-based instruction as we head into the 21st century. Articles in Information Technologies range from the use of the Internet and computer applications to research projects that address the effectiveness of technology-based teaching and learning activities. It also dicusses international views on the role of information technology in Britian and Malaysia. Information Technologies gives particular attention to distance education, and it is the most thorough treatment to date of the use and teaching of technology in social work education. Specific areas you?ll gain valuable information from include:establishing a faculty development labstarting intensive faculty training sessionscomputer-based software that has the potential to transform the manner in which curriculum objectives are metinternational perspectives on information technologythe use of Geographic Information Systems technology in social work practice as a tool for improved visualization of social and economic inequalitiesmodels for teaching social work curriculum with technologyWith Information Technologies, you will gain a competetive edge in preparing your faculty and students with the latest world-wide information on studies pretaining to technology use in a social work setting. A conglomeration of diverse and well-researched articles on the use of technology to enhance social work education await you in this special volume.
Copyright:
1999

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
254 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000156706
Related ISBNs:
9781003063711, 9780789006790
Publisher:
CRC Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
The Haworth Press, Inc.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Business and Finance, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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