Friday, March 6
8:15 AM-9:30 AM
UTC
Ballroom B

The Co-Evolution of Information Technology and Education – It Has to Be Taught!

Keynote ID: 26351
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    Niki Davis
    University of Canterbury

Abstract: Innovation and change with Information Technology in education is a process of evolution during which both the technologies and education evolve in response to socio-technical forces, including selection of behaviours and development of software to fit the evolving ecosystems of individuals and their organizations. Charles Darwin used carefully researched case studies of inter-related species that had evolved to fit their contrasting ecosystems, e.g. the finches of the Galapagos Islands and South America. Understanding the importance of individual ecologies and their interactions stimulates multicultural and intercultural perspectives for us too. This keynote will use carefully researched case studies of innovation with information and communication technologies in K-12 and teacher education plus further and higher education to expose a radically new world view of digital technologies in education. Niki Davis draws her evidence from her international work in the UK, USA and the Antipodes as a leading researcher and instructor in IT and teacher education, including e-learning. This keynote and Niki’s forthcoming book urge all educators to adopt an ecological world view because we are all immersed in the co-evolution of IT and education and we are the ‘keystone species’. Once this world view is realized it can be understood that we all need to embed evolutionary concepts in our teaching, leadership and research. Niki is preparing to lead the way and she invites members of SITE to evolve improved curricula and model better practice and so use their influence as a member of education’s keystone species to guide change in our interacting global, regional and local ecologies to evolve more equitable and effective education for all.

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