ERIC Number: EJ1341035
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Publication Date: 2022-Jun
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Changemakers as Digital Makers: Connecting and Co-Creating
Whewell, Emma; Caldwell, Helen; Frydenberg, Mark; Andone, Diana
Education and Information Technologies, v27 n5 p6691-6713 Jun 2022
This paper presents data from two international projects focused on the interaction between changemaking and digital making in university students. The data is drawn from the contributions of 63 university students located in the United States, Romania, Spain, Belgium, Norway, Denmark and England. Using a design thinking methodology and a thematic analysis of student responses, the aim was to understand how the creative use of immersive technologies, such as augmented and virtual reality, might create an environment for changemaking practices in an international context. Findings suggest that students demonstrated not only enhanced digital skills and student engagement but increased cultural competence and global mindfulness. International digital collaboration can create conditions for students to develop changemaker attributes and identify as changemakers within the spheres of entrepreneurship and education, preparing them to be a force for change in the world.
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Computer Simulation, Creative Activities, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Change Strategies, Technological Literacy, Skill Development, Learner Engagement, Cultural Awareness, International Cooperation, Entrepreneurship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States; Romania; Spain; Belgium; Norway; Denmark; United Kingdom (England)
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