Education technology (ed-tech) is often seen as a shortcut to overcome long- standing educational challenges. This is an illusion. Despite promising evidence, rarely deployed at scale, it is crucial to recognize that the mere presence of technology does not guarantee improved learning outcomes. As highlighted…
Continue reading...You can find here the lecture at the Open Education Week 2015 Coventry University’s Disruptive Media Learning Lab (DMLL) (more information).
Continue reading...Roschelle & Teasley (1995) explained in their well known research (see open access version*) that collaboration: involves group-directed negotiation and construction of shared goals and meaning. A better understanding of collaboration (face-to-face and/or online) becomes a critical factor in today’s society. As known, the OECD…
Continue reading...‘Karen McCoy’ from the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB Global Centre) interviewed me a few days ago, here its transcription. Question 1: Could you tell us a little more about your key ideas? Lately, I’ve been focusing on three key ideas in education. Question 2: Who…
Continue reading...Workshop on 20 June 2014 at the University of Oxford, led by Dr. Igor Calzada (Research Associate Future Cities, COMPAS & InSIS – University of Oxford) and Dr. Cristobal Cobo (Research Fellow Oxford Internet Institute– University of Oxford). Technology is never neutral, it has the…
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