Incorporating Technology: Debates for the 21st Century Classroom helps educators understand how technology impacts the classroom and can be incorporated in the classroom. The book presents controversial issues related to using technology in the classroom, while also highlighting the benefits of technology as a pedagogical tool. This holistic approach to the subject matter emphasizes the complexity of the debate over technology in the classroom and challenges readers to think critically about it. Readers examine the debate surrounding new technology-based pedagogy versus traditional pedagogy, the assertion that technology invites distraction in the classroom, and fads in education. Additional chapters compare the in-person classroom approach to online learning environments, explore the debate surrounding technology and the interactions it creates, and introduces educators to policies they can adopt regarding personal digital devices in the classroom. The text closes with chapters dedicated to analyzing major debates surrounding the topic and offering readers key takeaways, conclusions, and future debates. Designed to help educators view this complex issue from a variety of angles, Incorporating Technology is an excellent resource for academic programs in education. The book can also be used by practicing educators to help them introduce technology or improve upon the use of technology in their classrooms.

This collection draws insights from an interdisciplinary group of scholars who specialize in diverse methods ranging from ethnography, archival research, and oral histories, to quantitative data analysis and experiments used in the social sciences and humanities to reflect on the empirical, methodological, and practical implications of conducting research beyond one's national borders. The goal of this book is to help researchers contemplate existing orientations that dominate current research processes and consider the need for transnational multidisciplinary practices that remain aware of the inequalities which continually inform research practices. With this focus, this collection is also a resourceful initiative that seeks to share experiences as well as extract key ideas and approaches likely to overlap or resonate in different disciplines.