Transformative Lens in Educational Technologies

Catalog description

This course examines a wide variety of issues related to the roles of information communication technologies (ICTs) in the transformation of learning environments, both physical and virtual. Using a transformative lens, the course reviews technological advancements in education settings, including social media and mobile technologies, and how the digitalization of information poses challenges to educators in the global contexts. It spans critical issues such as local and global tensions around ICT adoption in learning and the design for new learning environments for the information age. Emphasis is on proposing a critical perspective so that students will engage in discourses and rhetorics on media literacy and social media literacy. The course requires students to engage in critical dialogues about the digital divide, intersectionality and critical theories in communication technologies. Prerequisite : Admission to the doctoral program.