The 8th IFIP World Conference on Computers in Education: 40 Years of Computers in Education: What Works?

Abstract

Purpose

To share information with global community about this anniversary conference and to promote the Stellenbosch Declaration.

Design/methodlogy/approach

This is a conference report of the 8th IFIP World Conference on Computers in Education and describes four decades of development in human computer interaction and the use of computers in libraries and schools.

Findings

There was general agreement that twenty‐first century leaders and change agents must find new ways to merge the past, present, and future knowledge about learning, teaching, and technology to educate the new generation of learners.

Originality/value

A recap of progress in introducing computers in the classroom and the digital divide it often creates.

Citation

Pittman, J. (2005), "The 8th IFIP World Conference on Computers in Education: 40 Years of Computers in Education: What Works?", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 22 No. 9, pp. 12-14. https://doi.org/10.1108/07419050510640468