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A Small Step Strategy to Boost Integration of Digital Technology in Learning and Teaching at an Upper-Secondary School

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This article presents a case study from one upper-secondary school, analyzing a small-step development strategy to intensify integration of digital technology in learning and teaching in the school. As all schools in Norway, also this one has gradually increased their pedagogic use of the new artefacts, digital tools and media, in the classrooms, with an ultimate goal to facilitate and promote learning among pupils.

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Tikkanen, T. (2016). A Small Step Strategy to Boost Integration of Digital Technology in Learning and Teaching at an Upper-Secondary School. In: Elstad, E. (eds) Digital Expectations and Experiences in Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-648-4_7

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