Using technology to foster reflection in higher education

School of Communications and Contemporary ArtsEdith Cowan UniversityTechnology-facilitated learning is quickly becoming mainstream in most higher educationinstitutions. Simultaneously, although not necessarily related, tertiary administrators arecalling for students exiting university to exhibit the capacity for reflection and higher orderthinking. Instructors, therefore, are faced with two challenges: implementing technologyand increasing reflective learning. This paper argues that technology can be used to helpinstructors in this feat. Technology-facilitated learning offers many opportunities forstudents to engage in reflective tasks, if implemented properly. Ensuring conditions forpromoting reflection, as outlined in the literature, are present, will yield successfulchangeovers for instructors beginning to use technology, instead of traditional face-to-facemethods, to foster high levels of reflection and deep learning in their classrooms.Keywords: reflection, technology, higher-order learning, higher education

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