Ecology of Knowledge’s and Internet: Rethinking Research about Teaching and Learning

Abstract

In view of the growing interest of researches that deal specifically with teaching and learning in empirical contexts and the use of digital information and communication technologies to understand practices, conditions and impacts of Internet use in education, this article aims at discussing the academic production process, in particular the one related to teaching and learning contexts. To do so, one seeks as theoretical-methodological route to develop a qualitative epistemological discussion about knowledge(s), by organizing it based on the Foucauldian concepts of savoir and connaissance, on the plural conception of epistemology and on the notion of critical literacy, so as to (re)think the own knowledge construction process from the perspective of an ecology of knowledge's. One considers that this perspective allows us to rethink research based on two founding points: the first one is its qualitative character, since qualitative researches seek to describe and to understand the practices of the participants involved in any investigation; and secondly, its socio-political character, since empirical researches in teaching and learning contexts through the Internet might contribute to the development of both basic and higher education.

Exploring Turkish Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions and Views of Digital Literacy

“…Therefore, the mass media, popular culture, and digital technologies shape individuals' attitudes, behaviours, and values throughout their lives. The widespread use of mobile communication and the use of the internet for interactions between objects (internet of things, [1]), rather than just the means of interaction between individuals, indicates the importance of raising awareness about digital skills. At this point, there is great importance of educating individuals who are well aware of digital media environments, who take critical and effective decisions, as of changes in medium, consumer/individual, and in the forms of communication.…”