Creating a Framework for Research on Systemic Technology Innovations

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Title

Creating a Framework for Research on Systemic Technology Innovations

Abstract/Description

This article examines why cognitively oriented technology innovations, designed to foster deep thinking and learning, have not become widespread in K−12 schools. We argue a key reason is that most design-based research does not explicitly address systemic issues of usability, scalability and sustainability. This limitation must be overcome if research is to create usable knowledge that addresses the challenges confronting technology innovations when implemented in real-world school contexts. This is especially important in an era when political forces push schools away from the cognitively rich, inquiry-oriented approaches espoused by the Learning Sciences. We suggest expanding our conception of design-based research to include research on innovations in the context of systemic reform as a potential solution to the problem. To that end, we introduce research questions and issues arising from our own experiences with a technology-rich innovation in the context of a systemic reform initiative as a starting point in the creation of an expanded design-based research agenda. These questions and issues have important implications for both the continued viability of research on technologies for learning and on the future of technology use in schools that stems from such research.

Author/creator

Fishman, Barry J.

Marx, Ronald W.

Blumenfeld, Phyllis C.

Krajcik, Joseph S.

Soloway, Elliot

Date

2004

In publication

Journal of the Learning Sciences

Volume

13

Issue

1

Pages

43-76

Resource type

en Research/Scholarly Media

Resource status/form

en Published Text

Scholarship genre

en Theoretical

Open access/full-text available

en No

Peer reviewed

en Yes

ISSN

1050-8406

DOI

10.1207/s15327809jls1301_3

URL

Official Publisher's Webpage (Taylor & Francis)

Citation

Fishman, B., Marx, R. W., Blumenfeld, P., Krajcik, J., & Soloway, E. (2004). Creating a Framework for Research on Systemic Technology Innovations. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 13(1), 43–76. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327809jls1301_3

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Equitable Learning

Coherent Instructional Systems at the School and School System Levels in the United States

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Handbook Chapter 3 Citations

OB Citations - Coherent Instructional Systems at the School and School System Levels in the United States

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