Using Technology for Learning: Generalizable Lessons from Educational Technology Integration in Kenya

Adeela Arshad-Ayaz; M. Ayaz Naseem; Justus Inyega

doi:10.21432/cjlt27957

Authors

Adeela Arshad-Ayaz Concordia University
Ayaz Naseem Concordia University
Justus Inyega University of Nairobi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21432/cjlt27957

Keywords:

Kenyan education, Technology platforms, LTK

Abstract

This paper presents some initial findings from a multi-year partnership project on the integration of technology into the Kenyan education system. Specifically, qualitative evidence is presented on how results and lessons learned from the partnership project can be generalized and used by other research teams and projects using other technology platforms. Grounded in the critical theory of educational technology and using methodological strategies on the intersections of critical discourse analysis and critical ethnography, this paper examines technology integration in Kenyan public schools using the Learning Toolkit+ developed at the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.

Author Biographies

Adeela Arshad-Ayaz, Concordia University

Adeela Arshad-Ayaz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education at Concordia University in Quebec, Canada. She received her Ph.D. in Comparative and International Education and Sociology of Education from McGill University. Arshad-Ayaz has published on the impact of globalization on educational policy and the impact of social media on youth’s civic engagement, and issues related to diversity in culturally pluralist societies. Her ongoing research includes (FQRSC, SSHRC, and Security Canada) funded projects on social media for civic engagement and participation, social media and cultural pluralism, and the dark side of social media: hate speech in online environments.

Ayaz Naseem, Concordia University

M. Ayaz Naseem is a Professor in the Department of Education at Concordia University in Quebec, Canada and holds a Ph.D. in Comparative and International Education from McGill University, Montreal. His research interests are situated on the cross-section of peace education, social media as space for peace education, teaching about extremism, terror, and radicalization, feminist theory and philosophy, post-structuralism, and citizenship education. He has published widely, including six books and over 75 articles and book chapters.

Justus Inyega, University of Nairobi

Justus O. Inyega is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Communication and Technology, School of Education, College of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi and the Director, Centre for Pedagogy and Andragogy. Inyega holds a Ph.D. in Science Education, a Postgraduate Certificate in multidisciplinary qualitative research from the University of Georgia, USA, a Masters of Education from the University of Leeds, UK, and a Masters of Education and Bachelor of Education from Kenyatta University, Kenya.

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