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The paper discusses the potential of ICT (Information CommunicatioTechnology) as a tool for autonomous learning, and suggests approaches to follow that will allow the education system to exploit this potential. In particular, we will analyse the key factors at the basis of autonomous learning, and will discuss the difficulties which prevent the education system from helping people learn to learn. We will then analyse the effects of ICT on learning from two points of view, the changes in the education system and the motivational effects. The educational potential of ICT will then be discussed according to the key elements of autonomous learning’s education factors, and examples of applications will be shown, relating ICT based activities to these elements. The analysis of the role which should be played by educator to render these activities effective from an autonomous learning point of view will complete the discussion.
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Forcheri, P., Molfino, M.T. (2000). ICT as a tool for learning to learn. In: Watson, D.M., Downes, T. (eds) Communications and Networking in Education. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 35. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35499-6_16
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