Title
Educational change through technology: a challenge for obligatory schooling in Europe
Abstract
This paper explores the gap between the innovative potential of technologies and their current use in classrooms in Europe. It argues that although significant progress has been made in implementing technologies in schools, ICT is still mainly used by teachers and students outside the school environment. The empirical basis of these findings come from a 2009 online survey with 7,659 primary and secondary school teachers, and from 80 interviews with educational stakeholders. Almost all the teachers surveyed are positive about the potential of ICT for learning and are using the internet as a resource for information and preparing lessons. The use of ICT in the classroom is less widespread. Few of the teachers surveyed recognized the benefits of interactive and collaborative technologies for learning. In addition, digital games and mobile phones are widely underestimated. These findings contrast with the potential of technologies to transform educational practices.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1007/978-3-642-23985-4_9
EC-TEL
Keywords
Field
DocType
empirical basis,digital game,secondary school teacher,innovative potential,obligatory schooling,collaborative technology,school environment,educational change,educational practice,findings contrast,educational stakeholders,current use,educational technology
Educational technology,Compulsory education,Computer science,Information and Communications Technology,Pedagogy,Multimedia,The Internet
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
6964
0302-9743
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.41
3
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Anusca Ferrari1182.61
Romina Cachia250.84
Yves Punie31009.61