Considering the “ubiquity and pervasiveness of digital technologies within contemporary society” (Framroze, 2017, p.2), it is no surprise that it is used as a tool within the realm of education to assist and enhance learning.
It can act as a catalyst, promoting excitement and limiting disengagement through providing variation from the traditional ‘pen and paper’ learning form. However, it can be a direct source of disengagement due to its endless nature. Educators and learners must interact with ICT purposefully and consider its effect within the teaching and learning cycle (Hofmann, 2002).
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Framroze, M. (2017). Self-spectacle online: The construction and representation of identity in contemporary digital culture. UCLA.
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