Description
Digital technologies play a significant role in the popular imagination about the future of education, as they are a prominent aspect of modern education provision and practice across the globe. Due to the increased adoption of digital education materials during the COVID-19 pandemic, the pedagogical significance of digital technology has been amplified.
Advancing Equity and Inclusion Through Educational Technology builds upon the available literature in equity and inclusion through educational technology while providing further research opportunities in this dynamic and growing field. It provides the opportunity for reflection on this crucial issue by increasing the understanding of the importance of inclusion and equity in the context of educational improvements and providing relevant academic work, empirical research findings, and an overview of this relevant field of study. Covering topics such as sustainable inclusion learning, virtual school press programs, and generic skills, this major reference work is a comprehensive and timely resource for educators and administrators of both K-12 and higher education, government officials, pre-service teachers, teacher educators, librarians, researchers, and academicians.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Paula Escudeiro (Ed.)
Paula Maria Escudeiro
currently works at the DEI, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto. Paula does research in Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Serious Games, Computer Graphics, Human-computer Interaction. Their current project is ACE project.
Nuno Escudeiro (Ed.)
Nuno Escudeiro
is a professor at the Informatics Department of the School of Engineering of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto. He has been developing research and innovation work in two distinct areas, Engineering Education and Machine Learning. Nuno has a PhD in Informatics Engineering and a MSc degree in Data Analysis and Decision Support Systems by the University of Porto and a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering by Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon. He is coordinating and contributing to several research and development projects and assumes leading positions in various organizations in the field of European Higher Education.
Oscar Bernardes (Ed.)
Oscar Bernardes
holds a Ph.D. in management, since 2013. He worked as management consultant for several years, in several organizations (social, profitable, and governmental). He is Invited Professor at Polytechnic Institute of Porto (P.Porto), Portugal, where he has been lecturing courses in the following areas: entrepreneurship, innovation, marketing and general management. His research interests include entrepreneurship, gamification, innovation, and marketing.