Educational Technology and Restructuring Academic Labor (original) (raw)

Educational technology: Policy, Pedagogy and the Private Sector in Information and Communications Technology: New Research, Eds. Judie Roselli and Evan Gullick, Nova Scientific Publishers, New York 2013 ISBN: 978-1-62618-070-3

ICT in Education New Research, 2013

""The essay provides an account of government policy making in respect of educational technology in different countries throughout the world. It highlights the remarkable similarity of these policies and goes on to identify the major factors which are influencing the policy making. One important factor is the increasing role of the private sector in the promotion of the use of educational technology in the classroom. A second factor is the way in which educational technology has become seamlessly linked to what has become known as the 21st Century Skills agenda. Each of these facets can be seen as evidence of the education sector, in common with many public services, being carried along upon the rising tide of neo-liberalism since the 1980s, with an increasing private sector involvement in the provision of services (Ball 2007) which, hitherto had been the exclusive preserve of elected governments; and a trend in education away from the aims of nation building, providing moral purpose and responsible citizenship to a become a process of human capital formation (Schultz 1961). A detailed narrative of the development of educational technology policy making in the UK is contrasted with the policies in the USA and Singapore. The role of Supra National Organisations (SNOs), such as the World Bank, is discussed in respect of its promotion of Information and communication technology for development , taking the Middle East as an example. The essay then considers the ways in which educational technology has become so closely linked to the personalised learning, future schooling, the 21st Century Skills agenda and the rise of the individual. The account concludes with a reflection upon the outcomes in relation to the four policy drivers which are found common to all educational technology policies worldwide, namely, i) stimulating economic growth; ii) promoting social development; iii) supporting education reform; and iv) improving education management. ""

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The technology use has been an enormous factor in educational development all over the globe. Despite technological constraints in many developing countries, emphasis on technology use cannot but be referenced. There has been a pattern of technology use and integration in many colleges, but the passion for technology use has not been completely appraised by all the stakeholders. Obviously, technology use can positively and negatively affect student learning. However, control over negative uses of technology rests in the hand of both parents and teachers. Apparently, technology use in today's educational system should create an atmosphere that fosters creativity among the students.

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IGI, 2019

The technology use has been an enormous factor in educational development all over the globe. Despite technological constraints in many developing countries, emphasis on technology use cannot but be ref-erenced. There has been a pattern of technology use and integration in many colleges, but the passion for technology use has not been completely appraised by all the stakeholders. Obviously, technology use can positively and negatively affect student learning. However, control over negative uses of technology rests in the hand of both parents and teachers. Apparently, technology use in today's educational system should create an atmosphere that fosters creativity among the students.

Book Review Education and Technology: Key Issues and Debates by

The book considers the key issues in the field of educational technology, and addresses some fundamental but often unconvinced questions about the ever-growing use of technology in education. It focuses on the social as well as technical aspect of these issues, giving careful thought to the people, practice, processes and structures behind the use of technology in education. Some of the key issues and debates considered in the book are: will technology replace school or a university? Can technology address the many educational problems and inequality faced by people around the world? Does technology make learning fairer? What do we really know about learning and technology? Selwyn takes a critical look at some of the major debate concerning digital technology and education.