Technology, knowledge and learning: An introduction

The course provides an introduction to IT and Learning as an international field of knowledge and application by presenting thematic structures and ategorizations of the field. Conceptual and critical approaches to the field of knowledge is in focus, combined with activities that address emerging technologies and contemporary debates in the field. An important feature of the course is peer learning activities and academic writing processes.

The course comprises four parts:

• Overview over classic and contemporary research traditions in the field of IT and Learning
• Conceptualizations of technology in the Learning Sciences and IT and Learning
• IT and Learning as a field of application
• Emerging technologies and contemporary debates within the field of IT and Learning