Using currere to consider past and future landscapes of technology use in learning and teaching: a view from the Wales Collaborative for Learning Design (WCLD)

Chapman, Sammy; Beauchamp, Gary; Evans, Ross; Zeeman, Gemma; Young, Nick; Yhnell, Emma; Wills, Nigel; Williams, Chris; Watkins, Gareth; Tiddeman, Bernie; Owen, Sion; Owen, Kaydee; Osborne, Steve; Morgan, Gwen; Meace-Williams, Sophie; Martin, Lilian; Lewis, Jeff; Lewis, Caroline; Layland, Sue; Karlinger, Panna; Jones, Mathew; Jones, Karl; Hughes, Carl; Horder, Sue; Haines, Jessica; Gregory, Calum; Giddy, Jonathan; Francis, Nigel; Davies, Owen; Crick, Tom; Ayres, Julian; Atherton, Stephen

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Using currere to consider past and future landscapes of technology use in learning and teaching: a view from the Wales Collaborative for Learning Design (WCLD)

Sammy Chapman

, Gary Beauchamp

, Ross Evans, Gemma Zeeman, Nick Young, Emma Yhnell

, Nigel Wills, Chris Williams, Gareth Watkins, Bernie Tiddeman, Sion Owen

, Kaydee Owen

, Steve Osborne, Gwen Morgan, Sophie Meace-Williams, Lilian Martin, Jeff Lewis, Caroline Lewis

, Sue Layland, Panna Karlinger

, Mathew Jones

, Karl Jones, Carl Hughes, Sue Horder, Jessica Haines, Calum Gregory, Jonathan Giddy, Nigel Francis, Owen Davies, Tom Crick

, Julian Ayres

, Stephen Atherton

Cylchgrawn Addysg Cymru / Wales Journal of Education, Volume: 27, Issue: 1

Swansea University Authors: Ross Evans, Sion Owen , Tom Crick

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This article examines the prior lived experiences and future potential aspirations of technology use through the perspective of a Welsh Government-funded project. The Wales Collaborative for Learning Design (WCLD) has 32 members from all 9 universities in Wales with a specific focus on technology in...

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Using currere to consider past and future landscapes of technology use in learning and teaching: a view from the Wales Collaborative for Learning Design (WCLD)

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