The crisis in education fully coincides with a technological revolution that is transforming education in all areas and at all levels, from primary to university. Whether we are talking about the digital whiteboard and the tablet or the new large-scale
Schools in the cloud
The cloud is not just a virtual repository of information that allows us to scale costs or save space on our hard drive; rather, it also has an emancipatory potential for teachers and students because it structures reality and, in
When we ponder the core questions of our society, and education is one of them, we must be careful not to put the cart before the horse. We live in uncertain times and, as if skating on thin ice, we
The world of education has numerous specificities which hitherto no technology company has managed to transfer to the Internet. Many of the big platforms have unsuccessfully attempted to answer the needs of teachers and students. Every era in history is marked by the
The technification of the classroom is utterly consistent with the most abject intellectual poverty. Teachers of Humanities should instil in their pupils the ability to face life’s challenges: teach them to think well as a prerequisite for living well. For
The incorporation of ICT into classrooms must pursue very clear objectives, with a preliminary study of student needs to strike the right balance between pedagogical, technological, organisational and contextual elements. Permanent connectivity is not a value in itself, but the
What kind of schooling awaits our grandchildren? In the year 2040, this question is answered in an article that takes stock of the educational situation and the changes that have occurred over the previous decades. (NOTE: This article was published
Youngsters completing their compulsory education, even those who attain good academic grades, are not sufficiently satisfied with what schools offer them. Nor are their parents, politicians or teaching professionals. “Imagine an ‘Education Nation’, a learning society where the education of