The Great Promise of Educational Technology (eBook)

This book critically looks at the tensions between the promise to transform education through the use of digital technology and the tendency to utilize digital technology in instrumental and technical ways. The widespread use of digital technology has had a remarkable effect on almost every domain of human life. This technological change has caused governments, educational departments, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to recognize the need to develop educational plans that would support the social and the cultural changes that have occurred with the ubiquitous permeation of digital technology into our everyday lives. This book challenges common assumptions regarding digital technology and education, through critical exploration of educational policies, interviews, and class observations in the US and Israel. In doing so, the author sheds light on the possibilities of advancing digital citizenship under current educational policies.

Dan Mamlok is Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Tel Aviv University. His primary areas of scholarship include philosophy of education, sociocultural studies of education, technology in education, and aesthetic education. His research explores the sociocultural aspects of integrating technology and education and specifically deals with questions pertaining to democracy, education, and citizenship.