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This project is leading towards a better understanding of the principles underpinning the use of ICT in classrooms including online learning. These principles should help inform the on-going analysis, design, development and implementation of improved teaching and learning practices involving ICT.

These principles are also the key elements of reflective practice, continuous improvement and the development cycle:

To this end it will be helpful to establish the relationships between

purposes
activities
technology
experience
learning

As a second strand in the theoretical considerations the project will explore the context in which the activities are undertaken. This introduces an additional aspect for investigation, viz, alignment of

purposes
policies
practices

Rationale (to be verified or amended in the research)

activities are undertaken in context
activities are purposeful
technology is used in activities
activities result in experience
we need to be able to learn from experience and from others

The project has adopted the notion of action learning as articulated by Revans as a starting point for considering the relationships between previously held knowledge, activity, experience and learning.

The use of technology is considered in terms of action learning

Summary

Notions of theory a set of well-founded principles

used to inform our actions, choices and problem solving
and to provide a sound basis for analysis (and assessment & evaluation), design, development and implementation

This research project aims to identify & investigate relevant theory:

Establish the basis of the theory
Understand its limitations
Understand it implications

Subsequent action research will investigate the potential to use the theory in future situations and developments