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The discourse of a ‘smart’ technology: implications for educational practice

Crook, Charles

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Charles Crook



Abstract

The term ‘smart’ has become widely and sometimes carelessly employed in relation to contemporary design. However, in certain areas of cultural practice it also has acquired a more specialised and focussed meaning. One such area is education. The present paper explores the discourse of smart as it is emerging in relation to both educational technologies and educational spaces. The characteristics of smart learning tools and smart sites for learning with such tools are defined in terms of their capability for organising regulative interactions. However, it is argued that these artefacts and these spaces cannot be fully productive unless they are enveloped by a framework of human intelligence and judgement. This locates the teacher has having an important, novel, and distinctive role in the management of smart education. The range of such responsibilities is illustrated and related to contemporary themes in the psychology of learning

Citation

Crook, C. (in press). The discourse of a ‘smart’ technology: implications for educational practice. International Journal of Smart Technology and Learning, 1(1), https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSMARTTL.2016.078161

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 31, 2016
Online Publication Date Dec 31, 2016
Deposit Date Apr 7, 2016
Publicly Available Date Dec 31, 2016
Journal International Journal of Smart Technology and Learning
Print ISSN 2056-404X
Electronic ISSN 2056-4058
Publisher Inderscience
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 1
Issue 1
DOI https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSMARTTL.2016.078161
Keywords smart; learning; technology; teachers; discourse.
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/831170
Publisher URL http://www.inderscience.com/storage/f611104983527121.pdf
Related Public URLs http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijsmarttl
Additional Information Crook, C. (2016) ‘The discourse of a ‘smart’ technology: implications for educational practice’, Int. J. Smart Technology and Learning, Vol. 1, No. , pp. 4-20
Contract Date Apr 7, 2016

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