Lorayne Robertson, Bill Muirhead

Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Society and Information Technologies: ICSIT 2022, pp. 104-109 (2022); https://doi.org/10.54808/ICSIT2022.01.104

Lorayne Robertson
Faculty of Education, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Bill Muirhead
Faculty of Education, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Cite this paper as:
Robertson, L., Muirhead, B. (2022). Where Do We Go From Here? An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Leveraging New Technologies in Education. In N. Callaos, S. Lunsford, B. Sánchez, A. Tremante (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Society and Information Technologies: ICSIT 2022, pp. 104-109. International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics. https://doi.org/10.54808/ICSIT2022.01.104

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are at work behind the scenes in many aspects of life today. Research to examine the impact of these technologies on education is at a nascent stage. In response to these emergent technologies, the authors employ critical policy analysis to identify gaps where curriculum and educational policies have not yet responded to these emergent innovations. The authors argue that innovative technologies should be examined using critical, interdisciplinary approaches which combine the knowledge, theory and processes from more than one discipline or way of knowing. These approaches across disciplines allow the examination of authentic problems through different lenses, including where different disciplines intersect. For example, text-to-speech applications are available to the public but their use in school settings may label these same apps as assistive technologies and their use will be regulated. Interdisciplinary approaches stimulate critical questions that challenge taken-for-granted assumptions. The authors analyze both artificial intelligence and machine learning in educational settings. This work is exploratory and generative. They provide a framework to examine the efficacy and equity of these innovations and examine ways forward. It is hoped that multiple disciplines can contribute and help to interrogate these emergent findings.