Springer ICT in Education: Multiple and Inclusive Perspectives

This book presents a peer reviewed selection of extended versions of ten original papers that were presented at the 15th International Symposium on Computers in Education (SIIE 2013) held in Viseu, Portugal. The book provide a representative view of current Information and Communications Technology (ICT) educational research approaches in the Ibero-American context as well as internationally. It includes studies that range from elementary to higher education, from traditional to distance learning settings. It considers special needs and other inclusive issues, across a range of disciplines, using multiple and diverse perspectives and technologies to furnish detailed information on the latest trends in ICT and education globally. Design, development and evaluation of educational software; ICT use and evaluation methodologies; social web and collaborative systems; and learning communities are some of the topics covered. From the Back Cover This book presents a peer reviewed selection of extended versions of ten original papers that were presented at the 15th International Symposium on Computers in Education (SIIE 2013) held in Viseu, Portugal. The book provide a representative view of current Information and Communications Technology (ICT) educational research approaches in the Ibero-American context as well as internationally. It includes studies that range from elementary to higher education, from traditional to distance learning settings. It considers special needs and other inclusive issues, across a range of disciplines, using multiple and diverse perspectives and technologies to furnish detailed information on the latest trends in ICT and education globally. Design, development and evaluation of educational software; ICT use and evaluation methodologies; social web and collaborative systems;  and learning communities are some of the topics covered. About the Author Dr. Maria Jose Marcelino is Assistant Professor, Informatics Engineering, Department of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology at the University of Coimbra. She has published papers in several journals and contributed to several books, including Computers and Education: E-Learning, from Theory to Practice (Springer, 2007). Dr. Antonio Jose Mendes is Associate Professor, Department of Informatics Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies at the University of Coimbra. He has also served as the coordinator of University of Coimbra Distance Learning Unit since September 2010 and the director of the Department of Informatics Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, University of Coimbra, since November 2013. Dr. Maria Cristina Gomes is currently Professor at the School of Education of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu. She is currently a Research Member of the Centre for the Study of Education.