I have gone ahead and included this free education textbook in The Free Textbook List despite its age. Discussions about technology in the classroom have evolved from when this textbook was last updated in 1997. At that time, educators did not have to compete with Facebook, Youtube, and all other sorts of digital distractions in their classrooms. In 1997, there were already quite a number of learning materials online, but for the most part, it was still something of an oddity to have an online classroom. Despite predating much of what today’s educators must deal with, and while I cannot say that I have read it from cover to cover; I think it still has merit within the conversation about utilizing technology in the classroom as a teaching tool.
The author is Kent L. Norman from the University of Maryland. He is a member of the Department of Psycholog and the Human/Computer Interaction Laboratory. Kent is most well-known for his work on cyberpsychology and he has generously also offered his text on that subject freely online.
Table of Contents for The Switched-On Classroom
- PREFACE
- PART I: The Vision
- Chapter 1: Introduction to the Electronic Classroom
- Chapter 2: Mitigating Forces: Early Failures and Misconceptions
- Chapter 3: Compelling Developments: New Technologies and New Hopes
- PART II: The Implementation
- Chapter 4: Classroom Infrastructure: Computer Bricks and Software Mortar
- Chapter 5: Rehosting Education in the Electronic Media
- Chapter 6: HyperCourseware Overview
- PART III: The Integration
- Chapter 7: Interactive Lectures: Presentation Tools and Techniques
- Chapter 8: Interactive Discussion: Group Tools and Collaboration
- Chapter 9: Individualized Instruction: Tutorials and Agents
- Chapter 10: Tests, Grades, and New Criteria for Education
- Chapter 11: Classroom Management Tools
- PART IV: Application and Practical Steps
- Chapter 12: Lasting Products: Artifacts and Evaluation
- Chapter 13: Across the Disciplines and Up and Down the Levels
- Chapter 14: Transitioning the Faculty: An Incremental Approach
- Chapter 15: Beyond the Classroom: Virtual, Video, & the World Wide Web
- Chapter 16: Rethinking the Educational Process/Environment
- POSTSCRIPT
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Teaching in the Switched On Classroom
