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Forward Thinking : Three Forward, Two Back : What Are The Next Steps?, Gerald White
Forward Thinking : Three Forward, Two Back : What Are The Next Steps?, Gerald White
Dr Gerald K. White
The use of digital technologies and digital media in teaching, learning and leadership in education has gradually gained momentum since the 1980s, when personal computers first became popular. The resultant media hype and educational posturing by technology evangelists were given a boost with the take up of the World Wide Web in the early 1990s. And significant investment followed nationally and internationally. So what have we learnt in that time about using technology for teaching, learning and educational leadership? What will be the challenges for successfully using digital technologies in education in the next five years?
This address briefly traverses …