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Digital pedagogy encompasses teaching and learning in online, hybrid, and face-to-face environments and digital technologies are positioned to serve as vital drivers in the transformation and reform of education. Digital pedagogy is a relatively new academic discipline that deals with teaching and learning and it has undergone rapid development in recent years. This chapter deals with various approaches to defining digital and critical digital pedagogy. Furthermore, it discusses what digital pedagogy entails, its relationship with ODE, the importance of digital transformation in education, and critical digital pedagogy.
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Bećirović, S. (2023). What Is Digital Pedagogy?. In: Digital Pedagogy. SpringerBriefs in Education(). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0444-0_1
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