Digital technologies can support inclusive, creative and responsible education systems and practices. At the same time, technology acceleration and its associated data practices can also be problematic in the way they impact on how we teach, form policy and build educational infrastructure. We work with our partners to research, analyse, innovate and share new ways of understanding what digital education is and might become.
Our research is organised into four themes: Data Society, Children and Technology, Digital Cultures and Data Education in Schools. Each of these contributes to the over-arching mission of the Edinburgh Futures Institute, navigating complex futures through leading-edge, interdisciplinary research and teaching.
“Good education will be a vital element of any just, flourishing future we might collectively aspire to. Our Centre does rigorous, collaborative and creative research which will support us to imagine these futures – and then build them.”
Professor Siân Bayne,
Centre Director
In focus
AI for teaching innovation
How might generative AI help us develop new and interesting ways to teach? What potential AI applications might academics want to use, but don’t have the skills or time to build? How might generative AI be used to develop creative and practical ways of doing teaching differently?
