Schools 2.0: Experiences and Expertise. Digital Teachers Wanted

Abstract

The knowledge of the whole education system in testing and incorporating ICT in teaching practices is preliminary and fundamental to develop a new thinking on education. All over the world we assist to an important movement to “flip the system” towards a new humanistic and holistic approach interested in returning voice and dignity to teachers and learners in defining the educational mission of the future. In Italy, one of the most significant problems affecting the incorporation of old and new media in education practices, and the reflection regarding a critical evaluation, is given by the absence of a visionary approach at different educational levels, and the lack of empirical data about how the use of these tools in teaching practices would be revolutionary. The paper aims at providing a descriptive and interpretative reflection on the spread and the use of ICT in schools, through the voice of its main character, the teacher. The study is part of a larger working progress research, but here we focus only on the qualitative exploratory analysis based on in- depth interviews with the intent to get into the ‘black box’ of ICT in schools, exploring innovative and little known processes, and glimpse the emerging practices, that develop beneath the surface of apparent immobility.

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Capogna S. (2016) "Schools 2.0: Experiences and Expertise. Digital Teachers Wanted " Italian Journal of Sociology of Education, 8(2), 54-67. DOI: 10.14658/PUPJ-IJSE-2016-2-4  
Year of Publication
2016
Journal
Italian Journal of Sociology of Education
Volume
8
Issue Number
2
Start Page
54
Last Page
67
Date Published
06/2016
ISSN Number
2035-4983
Serial Article Number
4
DOI
10.14658/PUPJ-IJSE-2016-2-4
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Section
Special Section