Re-imagining the nature of (student-focused) learning through digital technology
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- 4 December 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Policy Futures in Education
- Vol. 16 (3) , 321-326
Abstract
Digital technology is frequently positioned as being central to the establishment of a ‘future focused’ education system that provides high quality student-focused learning opportunities and re-envisioned educational outcomes. While recognising the potential of technology, this paper explores some of the questions about its role in education and learning – in particular, how technology addresses issues of equity and social justice; what it means to design educational and learning experiences that are truly student-focused; and the potential for technology to dehumanise the learning process. The paper concludes with some considerations of how to integrate digital technology effectively into an education system.Keywords
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