The Theory of Educational Technology

Towards a Dialogic Foundation for Design
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-05186-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 546 g

Educational technology is controversial – some see it as essential to providing free global learning, others view it as a dangerous distraction that undermines good education. In both instances, most theories that have previously been applied to educational technology do not account for the distinctive nature and vast potential of technology. This book addresses this issue, exploring how education has been bound up with technology from the beginning, and recognising that educational aims have already been shaped by technologies. Offering a ‘dialogic’ theory of educational technology, Rupert Wegerif and Louis Major respond to contemporary challenges to education within this book, including, but not limited to, climate change, misinformation on the internet and the impact of Artificial Intelligence.

Chapters introduce, discuss, and contextualise key theories and illustrate through case studies their uses within a diverse range of educational contexts, spanning from primary education to adult lifelong learning. Each chapter also concludes with a short summary, demonstrating how these theories translate to practical implications for design.

A fascinating response to current developments in educational technology, this is a crucial read for all involved in creating, researching or making decisions about the use of technologies within educational contexts.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, Professional Reference, and Professional Training

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wegerif, Rupert

Major, Louis

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction;  2. An alternative history of educational technology;  3. Affordance theory;  4. The 'grammar' of educational technology;  5. Steps towards a dialogic 'grammar';  6. Heidegger's hammer;  7. The 'meaning' of technology;  8. Technology and expanding dialogic space;  9. Technology and expanding dialogic time;  10. Researching educational technology;  11. A dialogic foundation for the design and practice of educational technology

Über Autor(innen)

Rupert Wegerif is Professor of Education and Academic Director of the Digital Education Futures Initiative (DEFI) at the University of Cambridge.

Louis Major is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Education at the University of Manchester.