Reflection: Digital Learning Futures & Design – Speculating the “otherwise” This module has fundamentally shifted my view of digital learning design. I used to focus on smarter tech and more engaging platforms but I now see that this approach can perpetuate a subtle injustice by limiting whose future gets imagined (Alhadad, 2025b). The real battle […]
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Reflection: Digital Learning, Design, and Society Digital learning design is no longer about choosing tools. It is about navigating the entanglement of technology, pedagogy, and society. I live daily within what Jandrić et al. (2018) call the postdigital condition, where digital and physical realities are inseparably woven. I notice this when I design courses that
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Reflection: Design and the Designer My understanding of design has shifted significantly through this module, evolving into a holistic and future-oriented perspective. Initially, I viewed design as instructional planning or content delivery. However, Goodyear (2015) reframes teaching as design, focusing on shaping conditions for learning. His later emphasis on design as a verb reinforces that
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Reflection: Evolving Notions of Learning and Design The evolution from “learning design” to “design for learning” has significantly shaped how I understand my role as a future digital learning designer. Bennett et al. (2017) and Goodyear et al. (2021) confirm that this shift emphasizes moving away from rigidly applying frameworks toward strategically combining them to
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Reflection: Framing and Reframing Learning Framing learning in my practice initially revealed assumptions about how knowledge should be structured and transmitted. Bernstein (1971, 2000) explains that classification and framing of knowledge define what counts as legitimate learning, often privileging dominant discourses. My own design choices sometimes reflected an unspoken assumption that academic English and Western
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Empowering Indigenous Education: A Sociological Analysis of First Nations People in West Papua by Arianto Pakaang West Papua, known for its abundant natural resources and diverse cultures, has a complicated history shaped by colonialism, as highlighted by Beneite-Martí (2022). Initially under Dutch control in the 19th century, West Papua became a disputed territory after World
