The ethical and equitable uses of technology in education have long been an issue: from ethical issues relating to informed consent of subjects for usability studies, to equity issues implicit in the right of access and consideration for individuals in terms of gender, age, disability, ethnic origin, religion and socioeconomic status. (read)

As the nature of learning shifts to include a new array of tools, from mobile devices to interactive furniture, to social media, researchers from the Kaleidoscope Network of Excellence are calling for new, forward-thinking approaches to inquiry based and collaborative learning that will support education in the 21st century. The researchers recently gathered to discuss the integration of issues and research concerning both collaborative and inquiry learning at a workshop organised by Kaleidoscope, as part of the annual Computer Supported Collaborative Learning conference held at Rutgers University in the United States. (read)

Starting January 2008 at CSALT, Lancaster University, U.K. (read)