Search for dissertations about: "Digital technology in education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 90 swedish dissertations containing the words Digital technology in education.

2. 1. Letters & Bytes : Sociotechnical Studies of Distance Education

   Author : Francis Lee; Ulf Mellström; Boel Berner; Adrian Mackenzie; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; sociology of technology; distance education; education; history of education; correspondence education; Learning Objects; standardization; actor-network theory; associations; translation; dispositif; tekniksociologi; distansutbildning; utbildning; korrespondensundervisning; lärobjekt; standardisering; aktörsnätverks teori; översättning; associering; dispositif; Technology and social change; Teknik och social förändring; Sociology; Sociologi; History of technology; Teknikhistoria; Education; Pedagogik; Informatics and systems science; Informatik och systemvetenskap;

   Abstract : This dissertation studies the social aspects of technology in distance education trough the lens of history – in the form of correspondence education – and a possible future – in the form of a project of technical standardization, Learning Objects. The studied cases form a reflexive tool that allows the present of distance education to be seen in perspective. READ MORE

4. 2. Digital play in preschools : understandings from educational use and professional learning

   Author : Leif Marklund; Elza Dunkels; Kenneth Ekström; Åsa Bartholdsson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; digital play; preschool; digitalisation; tablets; professional learning; professional development; early years; digital competence; literacy; workplace learning; preschool teachers; early childhood education; technology integration; pedagogiskt arbete; educational work;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to improve knowledge on preschool teachers’ educational use of digital play and their professional learning about it. The thesis is focused on three questions; How can preschool teacher educational use of digital play be understood? How can the professional learning context of preschool teachers using digital play for educational purposes be understood? And, How can preschool teacher knowledge needs concerning educational use of digital play be understood?  The participants were preschool teachers who had started to introduce tablets and digital play in educational practice. READ MORE

5. 3. Simulated "real" worlds : Actions mediated through computer game play in science education

   Author : Elisabet M. Nilsson; Malmö högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; computer game play; science education; computer games; game-based learning; mediated action; empirical studies; Agent O; SimCity 4; computer game play science education computer games game-based learning; Agent O; empirical studies; SimCity 4; mediated action;

   Abstract : Over the last decade, a great variety of visionary ideas and beliefs have been brought forward, regarding the potentials of using computer games as a tool for learning and mediation in educational settings. This thesis aims at contributing to research in this field, by empirically exploring what happens when students play and reflect on their computer game play in science education. READ MORE

6. 4. Leadership in digitalisation : A practice-oriented approach for expanding access and application of digital technologies in K–12 education

   Author : Jussara Reis-Andersson; Jimmy Jaldemark; Marcia Håkansson Lindqvist; Mona Lundin; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Collaboration; digitalisation; digital competence; digital technology; K–12 education; leader; leadership; practice; schools;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to identify, describe, and analyse practices in school organisers’ and school leaders’ collaborative efforts to expand access to and application of digital technologies in K–12 education from a leadership perspective. A practice-oriented approach has been used to analyse practices for expanding this access and application. READ MORE

7. 5. Digital technologies in preschool education : The interplay between interactive whiteboards and teachers' teaching practices

   Author : Maryam Bourbour; Ann Quennerstedt; Gunilla Lindqvist; Sören Högberg; Sylvana Sofkova Hashemi; Högskolan Dalarna; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Preschool Teachers; Digital Technologies; IWB; Teaching; Children; Preschools; Scaffolding; Mediational Means and Mediated Actions; Utbildning och lärande; Education and Learning;

   Abstract : This thesis is aimed at exploring the ways in which a digital technology, the interactive whiteboard (IWB), interplays with preschool teachers’ teaching practices. In the literature and ongoing debates there are different claims about if and how digital technologies can contribute to children’s development and solving preschool educational challenges. READ MORE