Decision Making and Problems of Evidence for Emerging Educational Technologies

Social media in undergraduate learning: categories and characteristics

“…Thus, an affordance can be understood as that which is made available (or, suggested) by characteristics that enable one to carry out possible (inter)actions via an object within a physical or virtual environment. For instance, having the ability to click or press an on-screen button via a mouse, trackpad, or touchscreen affords moving through space when navigating in the on-screen environment (Hayman & Smith, 2015;Smith & Hayman, 2016). Researchers have called for anti-determinist approaches to educational technology research by (re)-focusing on affordances, arguing that such approaches should be emphasized in academic analyses of education, technology, and young people (Buckingham, 2011;Selwyn, 2012).…”

Tecnología educativa en la educación superior: prácticas emergentes para la enseñanza de futuros educadores

“…El equipo de Connelly et al (2020) combinan la creatividad y el pensamiento computacional, y exploran el uso del concepto cada vez más popular de un Makerspace en su trabajo "Pre-service Teacher Perceptions in Integrating Maker-Centered Learning in their Mathematics and Education Initial Teacher Education Programme". Mientras que las críticas argumentan que los Makerspaces han sido sobrevalorados e infrautilizados (Smith & Hayman, 2016), este trabao plantean un argumento claro en contra de esta crítica, proporcionando un modelo práctico e innovador para integrar el uso de un Makerspace, a partir de su experiencia curricular basada en STEM, en una universidad irlandesa. El trabajo detalla evidencias de que el programa C24M2: Creative Coding for Math's Makers es una innovación didáctica convincente, con potencial para transformar la educación en ciencias y el pensamiento computacional.…”

“…Connelly et al (2020) combine creativity and computational thinking and explore the use of the increasingly popular concept of a Makerspace in their paper "Pre-service Teacher Perceptions in Integrating Maker-Centered Learning in their Mathematics and Education Initial Teacher Education Programme." Critics argue that Makerspaces have been overhyped and underused (Smith & Hayman, 2016). Connelly et al (2020) push against this sentiment by provide a practical and innovative path into integrating the use of a Makerspace into a STEM based curricular experience at an Irish university.…”

Sustainable decision making for emerging educational technologies in libraries

“…Naturally, there are different approaches to EBP within different professional and disciplinary contexts. Yet, EBP is itself a broad reaching, interdisciplinary and interprofessional concept spanning many professions and disciplines (Smith and Hayman, 2015). EBP is quickly gaining mainstream acceptance in librarianship in particular.…”

“…The point of the environmental scan in this decision-making model is not to reduce the reliance on traditional, formal evidence in favor of generating a soft evidence base. For those looking for a more detailed example of this model in practice, see the iPads in the library case study detailed by the authors elsewhere (Smith and Hayman, 2015). Rather than replacing valued forms of research, soft evidence can supplement other, more traditional hard evidence sources when looking for the best available evidence.…”