Springer Technology Supported Innovations in School Education (Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age)

This volume provides a comprehensive and contemporary depiction of the swift evolution of learning technologies and the innovations that derive from their deployment in school education. It comprises cases studies, research focused on emergent technologies and experiments with existing tools in a wide range of scenarios. The studies included in this volume explore the conceptual and practical aspects of technologies that are used to support learning, with a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses all levels of education. The three sections of this volume emphasise the use of digital technologies from the viewpoint of different fields of expertise, explore multiple educational settings where technology was implemented to support the various stages of the learning process, and underline strategies, tools and technologies that play a crucial role in the professional development of teachers. From the Back Cover This volume provides a comprehensive and contemporary depiction of the swift evolution of learning technologies and the innovations that derive from their deployment in school education. It comprises cases studies, research focused on emergent technologies and experiments with existing tools in a wide range of scenarios. The studies included in this volume explore the conceptual and practical aspects of technologies that are used to support learning, with a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses all levels of education. The three sections of this volume emphasise the use of digital technologies from the viewpoint of different fields of expertise, explore multiple educational settings where technology was implemented to support the various stages of the learning process, and underline strategies, tools and technologies that play a crucial role in the professional development of teachers. About the Author Pedro Isaias is an Associate Professor at the Information Systems & Technology Management School of The University of New South Wales (UNSW – Sydney), Australia. Previously he was an Associate Professor at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Before moving to Australia, he was also an Associate Professor at Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University) in Lisbon, Portugal, where he was responsible for several courses and director of the master's degree program in Management / MBA. He was also director of the master's degree program in Electronic Commerce and Internet for 10 years. Associate Professor Pedro Isaias holds a PhD in Information Management (in the specialty of information and decision systems) from the New University of Lisbon. Author of several books, book chapters, papers and research reports, all in the information systems area, he has headed several conferences and workshops within the mentioned area. He has also been responsible for the scientific coordination of several EU funded research projects. He is also a member of the editorial board of several journals and program committee member of several conferences and workshops. In the past 20 years, he has developed expertise in Learning Technologies and e-Learning, as part of his roles. Currently, he conducts research activity related to MIS in general and more specifically Learning Technologies, Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Digital Transformation, e-Business and WWW related areas. Demetrios Sampson is a Professor of Learning Technologies at the University of Piraeus, Greece. He is the co-author of 350 articles in scientific books, journals, and conferences, and the editor of 17 books, 35 special issues in academic journals and 40 international conference proceedings. He has received 10 times Best Paper Award in International Conferences on Learning Technologies. He has been a Keynote/Invited Speaker in 90 International/National Conferences. He has been director, principal investigator and/or research consultant in 70 Research and Innovation projects with external