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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Debating the status of 'theory' in technology enhanced learning research

Reflecting on meaning and legitimacy: A comment on Lee and Lee

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.82168/gw089z56
Submitted
31 July 2026
Published
26-08-2020

Abstract

It was a good experience for me to undertake the peer-reviewing for the article written by Lee and Lee (2020), and I am delighted to provide commentary on this excellent critical literature review project. Reading this paper made me reflect differently on my own experience and thoughts as a PhD student in the field of technology-enhanced learning. This study is trying to examine the common assumption of an educational role of technology having been taken for granted by dominant theories in the TEL field, and I think this topic is important and essential for researchers, especially for PhD students like me who have just started their study. Therefore, I would like to share how this paper makes me reflect on my own experience as a very early-career researcher.    

References

  1. Dewey, J. (1997). How we think. New York: Dover Publications.
  2. Lee, S., & Lee, K. (2020). Liberating teachers from the dominant theories and the unquestioned mission: Towards ‘disruptive theories’ in technology enhanced learning research. Studies in Technology Enhanced Learning, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.21428/8c225f6e.9eeaf52e