Metaphors of Ed Tech

• Main Author: Weller, Martin (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Athabasca University Press 2022
• Series: Issues in Distance Education 1919-4390
• Subjects: Educational equipment & technology, computer-aided learning (CAL); Postsecondary, university, learning, classroom, e-learning, social media, massive open online courses, artificial intelligence, constructivism, learning management system, learning analytics, universities in the digital age, open education
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The criticisms leveled at online education during the Covid-19 pandemic revealed not only a lack of understanding about how educational technology can be deployed effectively, but a lack of imagination. In this refreshing and insightful volume, Martin Weller provides new ways of thinking about educational technology through a wide range of metaphors. By using metaphors as a mental model, Weller enables educators to move beyond pragmatic concerns into more imaginative and playful uses of technology and to critically examine the appropriate implementation and adoption of ed tech.