This brief describes the evolutionary and global impact of the
techno-social transformation on learning technologies in terms of
emerging pedagogical frameworks and applications. it provides examples
of such applications in higher education, K-12, and the workplace,
across the globe.
The transformation and diffusion of ICT into an ever-present and
accessible phenomenon is fundamentally shaping human activity and
culture, changing human identity, and redefining globalization. Global
activities have widened, intensified, and accelerated as a result of ICT
integration generating a new awareness of the world as a techno-social
environment.
This emergent global environment is introducing unprecedented
socio-economic opportunities; however, it is also bringing new risks and
challenges, particularly as this relates to learning technologies, most
especially in higher education contexts.