ICTs in Managing Education Environments

Dear Colleagues, 

The dizzying proliferation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) means that we are in a state of continuous transformation and improvement in all sectors—from economic, social, and health to how we learn. Hence, educational environments can be opened up to the world thanks to these new resources and can interact with other realities, thus leading to the appearance of new spaces for the access and production of learning while contributing to the elimination of barriers that allow everyone to be closer to education. This interest in equality and equity is evident in all international initiatives in recent decades. To talk about ICTs in sustainable training environments is to refer to technologies as instruments of approach to all people, taking into account the possibilities they offer us to improve the living conditions of traditionally marginalized groups, among which we can point out women, ethnic and linguistic minorities, the elderly, people with disabilities, etc. The interaction between ICTs applied in training contexts should contribute to the development of learning environments that take into account the full diversity of students, enhancing other ways of teaching and learning, living together and relating, and betting on education innovation oriented toward equity. In both fully virtual and technology-supported face-to-face teaching scenarios, ICTs open up a range of possibilities capable of overcoming the shortcomings of conventional education systems and providing environments of learning with greater pedagogical potential. This monograph aims to deepen the analysis and discussion of ICTs as positive learning environments. To this end, the inescapable reflection on the need for technology as an instrument of approach for all people is presented.

Prof. Dr. José María Fernández-Batanero
Prof. Dr. Pedro José Arrifano Tadeu
Prof. Dr. Carlos Jorge Gonçalves Brigas
Guest Editors

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• education and ICT
• teachers’ digital competence
• assistive technology
• ICT and gender equality
• ICT in mediated educational experiences
• emerging technologies in contexts of diversity
• ICT training policies for equality