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Educational Technology and Social Issues eBook Proposal

An invitation to contribute a chapter proposal on educational technology and social issues. Share your ideas and inspire others!

This is an invitation for you to submit a chapter proposal for possible publication in the third ebook in the Education and Technology: Manitoba ... series. The theme for this book is educational technology and social issues/social justice. In particular we would like to explore classroom and curricular applications of this theme - so both theoretical and practical aspects are welcome. Also we are looking at pros and cons: where are the benefits and where are the pitfalls of our use of technology? Where are the areas that our students/groups benefit from most? Which students/groups benefit most? Who benefits more - schools or corporations?

"A new technology does not add something, it changes everything."
(Neil Postman p. 4)

Some of the issues that might be explored (but are not limited to) are listed below. How do some or any of these fit into our curricula? How do we help students and staff take positive action?

Environmental issues
Global impact - design, mining, manufacturing, recycling
Equity and access - impact on minority and cultural groups
The Digital Divide
Impact on communities - pro and con - and what do we mean by community?
Addiction and brain change???
Consumerism
Technology metaphors and their influence (eg. The Cloud’)
Technology as a way of thinking - emphasis on linearity, speed, lack of emotion, facts
Privacy
Censorship
Ethics
Piracy/Copyright
The ‘echo’ chamber of ‘discussion’ / fake news / democracy
Sustainability
Professional Learning Communities
Marketing

Proposal:
Due date: June 30, 2018 (note - this date is for the proposal only!)
Please send a short (500 word maximum) double spaced overview (please use WORD or a google doc) with a description of your proposed chapter.
Include the theme(s) that best describes your proposal.
Include your name(s), school(s), and grade level(s). Note: collaborative pieces are also accepted!
Submit your proposal via email to rredekopp@gmail.com or NantaisM@Brandonu.ca
Or use this Google Form

Chapter selection will be done soon after June 30 and we are hoping for chapters to be done by Sept. 30 2018.

Guidelines:
Authors of successful proposals will then be asked to develop a chapter for inclusion in the e-book. As mentioned earlier, the chapter should include a reflective section that examines some of the ‘big ideas’ posed.

You are encouraged to include diagrams, photos, video, and links.

Ensure that copyright is followed and that the work is entirely your own.
This work will be published with a Creative Commons license.

This is not a formal research book, but in-text citations and reference lists should follow APA format for consistency (we can help you with this!).

Use a 14 point Arial font for headers and 12 point Times New Roman for paragraph text. Double space your submission.

Word count should not exceed 5000 words, but images, links, audio, and video can be included as well.

Any questions?
Contact either Rennie (rredekopp@gmail.com) or Mike (nantaism@brandonu.ca)

Editors:

Dr. Mike Nantais, Brandon University
Dr. Reynold Redekopp, University of Manitoba

ManACE Seed Grant Recipients 2018

School	School Division	Lead Teacher	Project Title
North Memorial School	Portage la Prairie	Kim Houle	Cricut Crafting - Connecting Community
Maples Met School	Seven Oaks School Division	Matt Henderson	Met Robotics Club
Balmoral School	Interlake School Division	Carter McLean	Digital Storytelling through CoSpaces and Virtual Reality
Henry G. Izatt Middle School	Pembina Trails	Barry Dyck	Developing digital graphic skills for a visual culture
Ecole Edward Schreyer School	Sunrise School Division	Kris Drohomereski	Robotics and Coding Skills Across the Curriculum
Prairie Mountain High School	Prairie Spirit	Antony Brouwer	Digitize Your World

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2018 ManACE SEED Grants! Look for more information about these projects coming soon to the ManACE Journal!

Education and Technology

Publications //

Education and Technology: Volume 1 and 2
Check out these ebooks that look into educational technology use in K-12 schools from a Manitoba context.

Education and Technology: Manitoba Action and Reflection
A snapshot of educational technology use and thought in Manitoba in 2016.
Download the PDF.

Education and Technology: Manitoba Makers and Coders
A Snapshot of Maker and Coder Ideas in Manitoba in 2017.
Download the PDF.

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