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The integration of technology in learning, from a cultural perspective, continues to be of concern to many. The concerns include understanding the use of tools in meaningful ways, designing learning experiences where learners retain agency in learning, avoiding unintended consequences in learning, and reconciling perspectives to allow natural learning to flourish. The purpose of this article is to encourage a healthy discussion regarding how designs may be created considering common cultural belief systems. The discussions presented will challenge how learning has been understood in the past, how it is being understood now, and how it may be designed, with thought to how contextually-cultured learning pathways can be achieved.
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Sulecio de Alvarez, M., Dickson-Deane, C. Avoiding Educational Technology Pitfalls for Inclusion and Equity. TechTrends 62, 345–353 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-018-0270-0
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