Sonia Livingstone
Critical reflections on the benefits of ICT in education
London School of Economics and Political Science
abstract schools homes information communication technologies ict widely seen enhancing learning hope fuelling rapid diffusion adoption throughout developed societies yet embedded social practices everyday life taken granted schools proving slower change lesson plans fit computers classroom article examines two possible explanations first convincing evidence improved learning outcomes remains surprisingly elusive second unresolved debate whether ict conceived supporting delivery traditional radically different vision pedagogy based soft skills new digital literacies difficulty establishing traditional benefits uncertainty pursuing alternative benefits raises fundamental questions whether society really desires transformed technologicallymediated relation teacher learner keywords ictlearning outcomesdigital technologyevidence base acknowledgements thanks due esrc funding seminar series educational social impact new technologies young people britain article draws material published author children internet polity press 2009 benefited discussions john coleman claire crawford chris davies shirley dex keri facer bingchun meng shani orgad passey neil selwyn ros sutherland vanessa pittard becta kindly provided figures ict expenditure yinhan wang provided editorial support notes 1 quotes uk children go online project livingstone citation2009 2 example bectas raising standards booklet quotes facts figures 95 teachers believe use technology raising standards schools colleges january 2010 3 example recent survey european teachers views teaching creativity lists computers educational software videos online collaborative tools virtual learning environments interactive whiteboards online free material online courses musicphotovideo content blogs social networking sites podcasts bookmarking tagging rss feeds digital games mobile phones european commission citation2009