Technology as an Activity System for Self-directed, Expanding Learning: An Analysis based on Activity Theory
Year: 2013
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: This paper uses a theoretical grounding in activity theory to analyze technology as an activity system for enhanced self- directed learning outside of the classroom. The analysis considers how technology serves as an activity system that mediates and shapes student learning to reveal the complexity of the relationships between the learner (the subject) and the learned (object) as well as between the learners and artifacts. The paper contributes to our understanding of the dynamics of technology. Technology is not a neutral tool; it becomes a generative force that shapes the self-directed and social nature of learners’ knowing, doing and being and presents implications for educational practice.
Authors: Yahui Su, Liyia Feng, Chang-Hui Hsu, Chao-Chin Yang
Language: English
Subfield: Human Factors and Ergonomics
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2022316515