Education and technology: elements of a relevant, comprehensive, and cumulative research agenda

Abstract

The relationship between technology and educational processes is a complex one. At this moment, increased digitization as well as efforts to limit the use of digital tools can be observed. In view of (a) deepening our understanding of the relationship between technology and educational processes and (b) strengthening the productive educational use of technological tools, elements of a relevant and comprehensive agenda for educational technology research agenda are proposed. The agenda refers to the following elements: educational goals, learners, technological tools, a tripartite relationship learner-tool-teacher, context, and designing learning environments. Recognizing the need for diverse methods and consistent descriptive frameworks can help make the research agenda more cumulative and coherent.