Fischer, G. 1998, Making learning a part of life-beyond the `gift-wrapping' approach of technology, in P. Alheit and E. Kammler, eds, `Lifelong Learning and Its Impact on Social and Regional Development', Donat Verlag, pp. 435-- 462.  Home/Search   Document Not in Database   Summary   Related Articles

....critically influence the capabilities of technology for enhancing learning. Learning media The traditional lecture remains a defining element of most university courses. Although there are many ways to stimulate interaction and small group work within the lecture environment (for example, see Fischer (1998)) lectures remain, at least on the surface, a largely one way interaction from the professor to the students. The course notes, readings, and text book support students in clarifying and elaborating on the seeds of knowledge that are (hopefully) planted during the lecture. Arguably the most ....

....Passive media simply provide a static resource for the students. Recording and indexing lectures and the now standard practice of putting course materials on the web are both examples of relatively passive media. Passive approaches to learning media have been criticised as gift wrapping (Fischer 1998), but it seems reasonable to expect that they can provide improvements to courses at relatively low costs. For example, web based course handouts can be updated and improved on demand, and indexed lecture recordings can aid students who were unable to attend the original lecture. In contrast to ....

Fischer, G. 1998, Making learning a part of life-beyond the `gift-wrapping' approach of technology, in P. Alheit and E. Kammler, eds, `Lifelong Learning and Its Impact on Social and Regional Development', Donat Verlag, pp. 435-- 462.

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