Description
PLATFORMS, EDUCATIONAL INFLUENCERS, AND OTHER SPECIES IN THE SCHOOL BEST IARY
Book Summary
This work offers a critical and deep look at how digital platforms are transforming education beyond being mere tools. Aimed at both practicing and trainee teachers, the book analyzes the shift in the role of the teaching staff, their identity, and responsibilities in an increasingly digitalized environment. Through its pages, the reader will explore the new school ecosystem, from the emergence of figures such as educational influencers to gamer teachers, reflecting on how technology shapes thought, action, and professional relationships in the classroom.
What is it about?
The book examines the digital metamorphosis that the contemporary school is undergoing, questioning the impact of technologies on teaching practice. It delves into how platforms alter the educational sphere, redefining how professionals conceive their work. Throughout its chapters, key dimensions are addressed, such as the influence of digitalization on teacher identity and the appearance of new professional profiles, from community managers to digital nomads. More than a simple cataloging, the work raises essential questions about the role of the teacher in this new ecosystem, inviting the reader to harness the potential of technologies without losing sight of the fundamental values of teaching.
Main themes
- Transformation of the teaching role in the digital age.
- Impact of digital platforms on teacher identity and responsibilities.
- Critical analysis of new educational profiles: influencers, gamers, makers, and digital nomads.
- Relationship between technology, thought, and educational practice.
- Reflection on goals and values in a digitalized school environment.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is recommended for practicing and trainee teachers who wish to critically understand the impact of digitalization on their profession. It is also of interest to pedagogy students, educational researchers, and any professional in the field of education looking to reflect on the changes that technologies impose on teaching practice and school culture.
What this book contributes
- A critical and well-founded perspective on educational digitalization, beyond the instrumental use of tools.
- A detailed analysis of the new professional profiles emerging in the digital school.
- Conceptual tools to rethink the role of teachers and their identity in a changing technological environment.
- Key questions that invite reflection on how to integrate technology without losing sight of essential pedagogical values.
Technical specifications
- Author: PARDO BALDOVI, M. ISABEL
- Publisher: Editum. Ediciones de la Universidad de Murcia
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: EDUCATION PEDAGOGY
- Collection: FONDO
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: April 2025
- Number of pages: 181
- Weight: 550 g
Editorial review
This work is presented as necessary reading for those seeking to understand the transformative forces operating in education today. Its critical approach and its ability to describe the new digital bestiary of the school make it a valuable resource for teachers who wish to navigate technological change with awareness and judgment. It is a book that invites informed debate and reflection on the future of the teaching profession, without falling into simplistic or apocalyptic positions.