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Activity Theory for Studying Technology Integration in Education

Activity Theory for Studying Technology Integration in Education

Lorna Uden, Griff Richards, Dragan Gaševic
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 8
ISBN13: 9781599048819|ISBN10: 1599048817|EISBN13: 9781599048826
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-881-9.ch003
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Uden, Lorna, et al. "Activity Theory for Studying Technology Integration in Education." Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration, edited by Lawrence A. Tomei, IGI Global, 2008, pp. 14-21. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-881-9.ch003

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Uden, L., Richards, G., & Gaševic, D. (2008). Activity Theory for Studying Technology Integration in Education. In L. Tomei (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration (pp. 14-21). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-881-9.ch003

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Uden, Lorna, Griff Richards, and Dragan Gaševic. "Activity Theory for Studying Technology Integration in Education." In Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration, edited by Lawrence A. Tomei, 14-21. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2008. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-881-9.ch003

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Abstract

As can be seen, successful integration of technology into the classrooms depends on many factors. How do we study the effectiveness of technology integration in schools? We believe that cultural historical activity Activity Theory for Studying Technology Integration in Education a theory can be used as a framework to study the ICT integration processes in schools. This paper describes how learning activities in ICT-mediated classrooms must be understood in the context of larger socio-cultural issues. The structure of the paper is as follows. In the next section, we briefly review the use of technology for e-learning, followed by the impact of technology integration. A brief review of activity theory is then given, followed by how it can be used to study the effectiveness of technology integration. The final section of the paper presents the conclusion.

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