Technology Enhanced Learning

The fast development of contemporary technology and techniques is changing conditions for learning in profound ways. Learning has, with the wide spread use of technology, like lap top computer, smart phones, and tablet computers in conjunction with high speed internet connections, become ubiquitous. Indeed, the world of education is currently undergoing a second revolution where digital technologies are transforming how we think about schooling and learning

In our work, we focused on:

i) understanding how information and communication technologies, can be used to support learning an teaching, and competence development throughout life and, 

ii) developing and designing innovative educational applications.

Our research aims at:

• Contributing to the ongoing scientific discourse in the field of educational technology regarding the complex and contradictory realities of technology usage within educational settings.

• Explaining the potential roles of TIC and in particular, mobile devices in the school context from an empirical and critically- theoretical basis. 

•  Identifying conceptual and social transformations that the use of TIC introduces into conceptual key-domains such as for instance: mathematics and language .

• Providing a body of empirical results based on assessments of the learning environments and the underlying theories.

•  Our approach is interdisciplinary. Our team focuses not only on technology but take into account and also deal with behavioral, cultural and social contexts as equally important aspects.

Our work is conducted in projects that are financed by a number of foundations both in Sweden and abroad.