Laptop orthodoxy: is portable computing the answer for education?

Albion, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7911-5537 (1999) Laptop orthodoxy: is portable computing the answer for education? Australian Educational Computing, 14 (1). pp. 5-9. ISSN 0816-9020

Abstract

The educational benefits of computing have been demonstrated but are not widely enjoyed. Laptop computers are promoted as the way to transfer the benefits to larger numbers of students. However, there has been little serious debate about the advantages and disadvantages of laptops relative to alternatives. Few of the benefits claimed for laptop programs are specific to the use of laptops and the expense puts them beyond the reach of many schools or reduces the capacity to provide other resources. More affordable alternatives may be capable of delivering the same benefits to a broader population. At the very least educators need to seriously examine the alternatives.

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Item Type:	Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C)
Refereed:	Yes
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	Authors retain copyright: http://www.acce.edu.au/item.asp?pid=1091
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Education (Up to 30 Jun 2013)
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Education (Up to 30 Jun 2013)
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2010 04:37
Last Modified:	02 Jul 2013 23:41
Uncontrolled Keywords:	laptop; 1 to 1; ICT integration
Fields of Research (2008):	13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130306 Educational Technology and Computing 08 Information and Computing Sciences > 0805 Distributed Computing > 080502 Mobile Technologies 08 Information and Computing Sciences > 0807 Library and Information Studies > 080703 Human Information Behaviour
Fields of Research (2020):	39 EDUCATION > 3904 Specialist studies in education > 390405 Educational technology and computing 46 INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES > 4606 Distributed computing and systems software > 460608 Mobile computing 46 INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES > 4610 Library and information studies > 461002 Human information behaviour
Socio-Economic Objectives (2008):	C Society > 93 Education and Training > 9302 Teaching and Instruction > 930203 Teaching and Instruction Technologies
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/6994

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