ABOUT THIS EPISODE
How can students and teachers be supported to get the most out of living with digital tech?
Prof. Louise Mifsud (Oslo Met) is leading a new project supporting students’ critical digital literacy.
We talk about the need to foster students’ ‘digital empowerment’, and the challenge of carrying out digital literacy projects in school systems facing growing calls to get screens out of classrooms.
Accompanying reference >>> Oslo Met ‘Empowered’ project
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United Kingdom
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