Critical Perspectives on Technology and Education

Glenn Auld, Deakin University, AustraliaRachel Buchanan, University of Newcastle, AustraliaSusan Edwards, Australian Catholic University, AustraliaSue Grieshaber, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong KongMichael Henderson, Monash University, AustraliaKathryn Holmes, University of Newcastle, AustraliaGlynda Hull, University of California, Berkeley, USADimitrios Koutsogiannis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceJulianne Lynch, Deakin University, AustraliaAna Mantilla, Australian Catholic University, AustraliaStacy Marple, See Change Evaluation, USAMark Evan, Kanda University of International Studies, JapanJoce Nuttall, Australian Catholic University, AustraliaJoanne Orlando, University of Western Sydney, AustraliaNicola Pallitt, University of Cape Town, South Africa Greg Preston, University of Newcastle, AustraliaLeonie Rowan, Griffith University, AustraliaNeil Selwyn, Monash University, AustraliaKylie Shaw, University of Newcastle, AustraliaDavid Shutkin, John Carroll University, USAMarion Walton, University of Cape Town, South Africa Elizabeth Wood, University of Sheffield, UK

"A timely, useful, readable, subtle, helpful, and provocative collection unpicking the politics, practices, history, and uses of educational technology." - Julian Sefton-Green, Principal Research Fellow in the Department of Media and Communication, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

• 1. Critical Is Something Others (Don't) Do: Mapping The Imaginative Of Educational Technology; Chris Bigum, Scott Bulfin, And Nicola F. Johnson 2. Gorillas In Their Midst: Rethinking Educational Technology; Chris Bigum And Leonie Rowan 3. The Work Of Theory In Ed-Tech Research; Nicola F. Johnson 4. Extending Understandings Of Educational Technology: Teachers' Critiques Of Educational Technology As Important Intellectual Capital For Researchers; Joanne Orlando 5. Digital Play: What Do Early Childhood Teachers See?; Susan Edwards, Joce Nuttall, Ana Mantilla, Elizabeth Wood, And Sue Grieshaber 6. Youth Breaking New 'Ground': Iconicity And Meaning Making In Social Media; Mark Evan Nelson, Stacy Marple, And Glynda Hull 7. The Scripted Sandbox: Children's Gameplay And Ludic Gendering; Nicola Pallitt And Marion Walton 8. The (Mis)Use Of Community Of Practice: Delusion, Confusion And Instrumentalism In Educational Technology Research; Michael Henderson 9. Researching With Heart In Ed-Tech: What Opportunities Does The Socially Indeterminate Character Of Technological Artefacts Open Up For Affirming Emergent And Marginalized Practices?; Julianne Lynch 10 . Teaching The 'Other': Curriculum 'Outcomes' And Digital Technology In The Out-Of-School Lives Of Young People; Glenn Auld And Nicola F. Johnson 11 . Translocalization In Digital Writing, Orders Of Literacies And Schooled Literacy; Dimitrios Koutsogiannis 12. The Lake Highlands One To One Laptop Initiative: NCLB, Drill And Practice And The Formation Of A Relational Network; David Shutkin 13 . The Global And The Local: Taking Account Of Context In The Push For The Technologization Of Education; Rachel Buchanan, Kathryn Holmes, Gregory Preston, And Kylie Shaw 14. Technology And Education - Why It's Crucial To Be Critical; Neil Selwyn