https://lifelongdigital.org/2021/03/22/arrived-this-year-at-last-long-arrived-digital-technologies/
With the advent of digital technology, many of our old ways of learning and working are being replaced. This is happening both outside as well as inside the classroom. It is evident that a new model of learning needs to be established. How do we achieve this? The answer is that it requires not only creating a an infrastructure of digital technology to support learning as well as solving the fundamental issue of what is learning and education going to be in the future.
This article explores ways to make learning part of everyday life in the digital era, drawing on contributions from teachers and researchers around the globe. This article is written for learners (including students and parents), educators who develop curriculum, researchers and technology experts in the field of learning sciences.
While there are many different opinions about what digital-age learning should look like, there is an overwhelming consensus that we must support the co-evolution of learning and communication technologies of the future. This means exploring the possibilities for radically new conceptualizations of learning as well as the development of innovative techniques that can be supported by the modern technology of communication.
The fact that the majority of current uses of information technologies in education remain an “gift-wrapping” form (Fischer 1998) is among the most significant challenges. These technologies are included in existing frameworks, including instructionism and fixed curriculum. They can also be used as a complement to decontextualized or uncontextualized learning. This is evident in a variety of studies in which a face-to-face setting is used as a base which limits the study of tasks that require functions only available in digital settings.