
Exploring Digital Technology in Education
Why Theory Matters and What to Do about It
Michael Hammond(Author)
Policy Press
1st Edition
Published on 31. May 2023
Book
Hardback
174 pages
978-1-4473-6261-6 (ISBN)
Description
The field of digital technology in education has long been under-theorised.
This book will enable the reader to reflect on the use of theory when explaining technology use and set out ways in which we can theorise better. It explores the concept of theory and looks at how teaching, learning and technology itself have been theorised. With relatable international case studies, it shows how theories underpin optimistic and pessimistic accounts of technology in education.
This innovative book will help readers to understand more deeply the use of digital technology in education, as well as the idea of theory and how to develop a distinctly educational approach to theorising.
This book will enable the reader to reflect on the use of theory when explaining technology use and set out ways in which we can theorise better. It explores the concept of theory and looks at how teaching, learning and technology itself have been theorised. With relatable international case studies, it shows how theories underpin optimistic and pessimistic accounts of technology in education.
This innovative book will help readers to understand more deeply the use of digital technology in education, as well as the idea of theory and how to develop a distinctly educational approach to theorising.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bristol University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
7 s/w Abbildungen, 10 s/w Tabellen
10 Tables, black and white; 7 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
426 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4473-6261-6 (9781447362616)
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Person
Michael Hammond is Reader in Educational Studies at the University of Warwick.
Content
1. What is theory?
2. What is theorising?
3. Theorising learning with technology
4. Teachers and technology: why does take-up seem so difficult?
5. A theory of technology
6. Optimism and pessimism when it comes to theorising technology
7. How can we theorise better?
2. What is theorising?
3. Theorising learning with technology
4. Teachers and technology: why does take-up seem so difficult?
5. A theory of technology
6. Optimism and pessimism when it comes to theorising technology
7. How can we theorise better?