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Epistemology and conceptual resources for the development of
learning technologies
Abstract
The issues raised by the design and development of technologies to enhance learning
has led to a demand for an appropriate language and form of conceptualisation.
However we are insufficiently familiar with the way in which different types of
mediated tool use occur, to develop the theoretical models needed for the
development of this language and form of conceptualisation. In its absence a
somewhat eclectic variety of concepts and research, such as the concept of affordance,
are recruited in accounts of learning with new technologies. In looking briefly at the
relevant area in philosophy this paper will consider whether or not the use of concepts
such as affordance give adequate weight to social practice, meaning and knowledge in
the design of educational technology. A fruitful source for work in this field which
has not been sufficiently exploited is philosophy, particularly recent work in
epistemology.
Key words: affordance, epistemology, meaning, perception, knowledge.
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