The Digital Landscape of Education
In this chapter, we consider the general adoption of digital technologies in education and examine the trends in educational technology use. We discuss the current landscape of technology-enhanced learning (TEL) and set the context for future chapters by
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The Digital Landscape of Education
Abstract In this chapter, we consider the general adoption of digital technologies in education and examine the trends in educational technology use. We discuss the current landscape of technology-enhanced learning (TEL) and set the context for future chapters by articulating the issues, challenges and benefits of the current digital landscape for education. We consider the implications for education of the ubiquitous digital presence in society. With a particular focus on Australia, this chapter considers policies and recommendations for adoption and adaptation of digital technologies that currently exist in school and teaching policy documents. This is followed by an identification of the barriers and the enablers to the effective use of digital technologies by teachers and teacher educators, and in schooling more generally. The implications of new and emerging technologies for learning are discussed with particular reference to schooling and teacher education. Changing roles of students and teachers are considered. The chapter concludes by examining what the future might hold for TEL and what the implications of that future might be for schools and teacher education institutions. Keywords Technology-Enhanced learning (TEL) · Digital technologies · Digital learning · Teacher education · Schooling · Barriers and enablers · Digital education · E-Learning
2.1 Introduction This book concerns the development and impact of mobile pedagogies on schooling, learning and teacher education in the current context. The development of mobile pedagogies and the introduction of mobile devices into education cannot be understood without first having an overview of the more general digital landscape and how this is embraced, resisted and valued in school education and teacher education. This chapter provides an overview of the current digital landscape for education, focusing in particular on the contexts of teacher education and teaching in schools. The issues, challenges and benefits of adoption and implementation of educational technologies over the past decade are discussed, and the implications for their future
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use in school and teacher education are investigated. The following two chapters in this part discuss the context of mobile learning.
2.2 Current Context of Digital Technologies in Education Digital technologies are increasingly pervading our lives. Recent figures on access indicate that across the globe the use of the Internet stands at 53%, with 88% of Australians accessing the Internet, and that time spent on digital technologies is largely used for accessing social media (Brand, Todhunter, & Jervis, 2017). Given this increasing take-up of digital technologies, it is of interest to investigate how to leverage them for learning. Digital technologies have the capacity to improve our li
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