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For those who have been involved for several decades in efforts to integrate new information and communication technologies into education, or to re-think the purposes and forms of education in ways that harness of the power of new technologies, there is much still that reminds us of a dual track we tread. Each new wave of technologies, both more powerful and different from those before, lures politicians and educators into thinking that ‘this time’ the new technologies promise education a liberation, a definite advance towards change. And yet our understanding and evidence also suggests that the relationship between education, new technologies and change is far from simple. Indeed we are often still attempting to unravel the complex issues and problems that have emerged with using technologies in education, while at the same time welcome and prepare for the new.
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Watson, D., Downes, T. (2000). Communications in an era of networks. In: Watson, D.M., Downes, T. (eds) Communications and Networking in Education. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 35. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35499-6_1
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