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It’s Not Just the Tool but the Educational Rationale that Counts

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Educational Technology and Polycontextual Bridging

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Massive open online courses (MOOCs) (Kop, 2011); bring your own device (BYOD) (Song, 2014); advanced learning analytics (Baker & Inventado, 2014); hybrid, blended and disruptive educational environments; networks of connected learners (Siemens, 2014); blended learning experiences (Pedaste et al., 2013); simulationbased inquiry learning (Mulder et al., 2014) with virtual manipulatives (Zacharia & de Jong, 2014); and a multitude of educational apps popping up daily (Cherner, Dix, & Lee, 2014)—these instances of technology loom so large in prevailing visions of education that the role of education as the driving force of their design and utilisation becomes lost.

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Salomon, G. (2016). It’s Not Just the Tool but the Educational Rationale that Counts. In: Elstad, E. (eds) Educational Technology and Polycontextual Bridging. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-645-3_8

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