Understanding Postdigital Education, by Michael Jopling, Professor of Education at the Unversity of Brighton, explores how educational systems are struggling to keep pace with a world where technology is no longer an "extra," but is inextricably entangled in our daily lives.
The book examines the evolution of these changes over the last 25 years and challenges the traditional view that technology should simply be "integrated" into the classroom. Instead, Professor Jopling argues that we must fundamentally rethink how learning is approached in an age where digital technologies have already reshaped how young people gather information and interact with the world.
Professor Jopling said: “One of the most pressing issues we face in all areas of education is the tendency of technology implementation to embed and even amplify existing disadvantages, rather than address or reducethem.