Empowering student learning through Tablet PCs: A case study

Empowering students to learn through ICT is seen as a way to address the growing awareness and demand for preparing students to effectively participate in the emerging global knowledge economy. It is believed that, in order to maintain competitiveness in a global economy, traditional classroom pract...

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Published inEducation and information technologies Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 171 - 180
Main Authors Li, Sandy C., Pow, Jacky W. C., Wong, Emily M. L., Fung, Alex C. W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Springer US 01.09.2010
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
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Case studies
Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Computer Science
Computers and Education
Education
Educational Technology
Global economy
Information literacy
Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet)
Learning Activities
Learning Processes
Lifelong Learning
Portable computers
Social aspects
Study and teaching
Tablet computers
Thinking Skills
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
ICT in education
Tablet PC
Information literacy
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Summary:Empowering students to learn through ICT is seen as a way to address the growing awareness and demand for preparing students to effectively participate in the emerging global knowledge economy. It is believed that, in order to maintain competitiveness in a global economy, traditional classroom practices must be re-conceptualized in a way that enables students to engage themselves in knowledge building, to become more self-directed, and to assume greater autonomy and social responsibility over their own learning. In this article, we report a case study on the use of Tablet PCs to support teaching and learning in a primary school in Hong Kong, and provide insights into how schools can harness and capitalize on the opportunities offered by such emerging technologies.
ISSN:1360-2357
1573-7608
DOI:10.1007/s10639-009-9103-2