Changemakers as digital makers: Connecting and cocreating

Emma Whewell; Helen Caldwell; Mark Frydenberg; Diana Andone

doi:10.1007/s10639-022-10892-1

Changemakers as digital makers: Connecting and cocreating

Emma Whewell, Helen Caldwell, Mark Frydenberg, Diana Andone

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Abstract

This paper presents data from two international projects focused on the interaction between changemaking and digital making in university students. The data is drawn from the contributions of 63 university students located in the United States, Romania, Spain, Belgium, Norway, Denmark and England. Using a design thinking methodology and a thematic analysis of student responses, the aim was to understand how the creative use of immersive technologies, such as augmented and virtual reality, might create an environment for changemaking practices in an international context. Findings suggest that students demonstrated not only enhanced digital skills and student engagement but increased cultural competence and global mindfulness. International digital collaboration can create conditions for students to develop changemaker attributes and identify as changemakers within the spheres of entrepreneurship and education, preparing them to be a force for change in the world.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6691-6713
Number of pages	23
Journal	Education and Information Technologies
Volume	27
Issue number	5
Early online date	24 Jan 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-10892-1
Publication status	Published - 24 Jan 2022

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Keywords

Augmented and virtual reality
21st century abilities
Cooperative/collaborative learnings-cultural projects
distributed learning environments.
Distributed learning environments
Twenty-first century abilities

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Digital Learning Across Boundaries - Multiplier Event, Howest Campus, Bruges
De Laere, F. (Speaker), Whewell, E. (Author), Edwards, J. (Author), Woolley, K. (Author), Øen, H. (Speaker), West, A. (Author), Garrett, B. (Author), Tiplady, H. (Author), Hultqvist, M. (Speaker), Worm, C. (Speaker), Braaten, E. (Author), Damsgaard, C. (Author) & Casal, L. (Author)
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Changemakers as digital makers: connecting and co-creating
Whewell, E. (Creator), Caldwell, H. (Creator), Andone, D. (Creator) & Frydenberg, M. (Creator), SpringerOpen, 18 Jan 2021
DOI: 10.24339/dd3ea42b-4b14-4bec-ad0f-623595927d78
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