Provides an overview of the current situation relating to girls and young women and IT‐related education and careers. Compares UK IT employment statistics with other European…
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Provides an overview of the current situation relating to girls and young women and IT‐related education and careers. Compares UK IT employment statistics with other European countries, the USA and Singapore, and looks at attitudes to IT and participation in IT‐related activities. Considers a government initiative alongside media coverage to gain an insight into the many factors affecting the issue. Details the “Attracting Girls to IT” project currently being organized by the National Council for Educational Technology and outlines strategies for improving the situation in education and training environments.
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Discusses the increasing use of multimedia in education, both inrelation to the delivery of learning and by pupils and studentsthemselves. Explains the rationale behind the…
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Discusses the increasing use of multimedia in education, both in relation to the delivery of learning and by pupils and students themselves. Explains the rationale behind the National Educational Multimedia Awards. Illustrates some of the 1994 winning entries which show how pupils and students have used multimedia authority software. Concludes that the awards have provided valuable insight into how multimedia authority can be used in education to develop essential information processing skills.
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Summarizes the findings of this project, jointly funded by the NCET, the British Library Research and Development Department and the Northern Ireland Department of Education…
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Summarizes the findings of this project, jointly funded by the NCET, the British Library Research and Development Department and the Northern Ireland Department of Education, which aimed to find out what happens if a range of multimedia and communications technologies is made available in school and college libraries. Concludes with recommendations for national policy makers, as well as for teachers, librarians and others.