https://padlet.com/WilliamTang/ProblemSpaces_1 A Framework and Questions for Critical Engagement with Learning Technologies in Formal Educational Contexts en-us 2018-08-30 04:41:32 UTC 2023-07-26 08:32:29 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png WilliamTang https://padlet.com/WilliamTang/ProblemSpaces_1/wish/276477608 “Web 2.0 technologies” here not only to refer to the internet but also to encompass the array of mobile digital devices and applications that are prompting new practices of communication. To conceive of the Internet as a “virtual” space is a category error in that many people, including young people, are now personally and wirelessly connected at any time and in any place due to the capacity for multiple modes of communication through a diverse array of mobile technologies. ]]> 2018-08-30 04:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/WilliamTang/ProblemSpaces_1/wish/276477608 WilliamTang https://padlet.com/WilliamTang/ProblemSpaces_1/wish/276477609 The area of teacher professional development and research is one which should be routinely problematized in relation to learning technologies, with teachers given time to actively research their practice with learning technologies. ]]> 2018-08-30 04:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/WilliamTang/ProblemSpaces_1/wish/276477609 WilliamTang https://padlet.com/WilliamTang/ProblemSpaces_1/wish/276477610 A more informed understanding of the nuanced and complex pedagogical choices that practitioners make as they seek to design contingencies for learning that may have resonance for learners beyond the immediate pedagogical context. ]]> 2018-08-30 04:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/WilliamTang/ProblemSpaces_1/wish/276477610 WilliamTang https://padlet.com/WilliamTang/ProblemSpaces_1/wish/276477611  We define the concept of problem spaces as those areas that need to be routinely problematized in the critical analysis of learning technologies because they are conceived as bringing tensions but also opportunities. ]]> 2018-08-30 04:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/WilliamTang/ProblemSpaces_1/wish/276477611 WilliamTang https://padlet.com/WilliamTang/ProblemSpaces_1/wish/276477614 Provide a generic framework of critical questions that practitioners, researchers, and policy makers in the field can use to illuminate the complex and nuanced domain of the use of learning technologies in formal education. ]]> 2018-08-30 04:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/WilliamTang/ProblemSpaces_1/wish/276477614