For the first time in the history of schooling, the developments of information and communication
technologies (ICT) have created learning environments that have the potential
to emancipate students from a one-way knowledge provision from the teacher and
the textbook. Electracy is a key term in analysing these developments and is something
young people develop by growing up in a digital culture. The focus in this article is on
how our school system relates to these developments, and how the use of new technologies
might give young people cultural tools for empowerment in school-related
learning activities.The data presented are based on three case studies as part of the Norwegian
sample in the international project SITES Module 2. |