Future of the Curriculum Williamson Ben Lecturer University of Stirling
Future of the Curriculum Williamson Ben Lecturer University of Stirling An examination of curriculum innovations that are shaped by new ideas about digital media and learning.Although ideas about…
Specifikacia Future of the Curriculum Williamson Ben Lecturer University of Stirling
Future of the Curriculum Williamson Ben Lecturer University of Stirling
An examination of curriculum innovations that are shaped by new ideas about digital media and learning.Although ideas about digital media and learning have become an important area for educational research, little attention has been given to the practical and conceptual implications for the school curriculum. Arguing that the curriculum is always both forward- and rearward-looking, Williamson considers how each of these innovations represents a certain way of understanding the past while also promoting a particular vision of the future.The curriculum initiatives are all examples of what Williamson calls "centrifugal schooling," expressing a vision of education In this book, Ben Williamson examines a series of contemporary curriculum innovations in the United States, Great Britain, and Australia that reflect the social and technological changes of the digital age.