New technologies continue to shape education in beneficial ways while simultaneously raising new concerns about teaching and learning processes. From the expansion of online learning to the impact of AI on pedagogy, digital tools are transforming classrooms worldwide.

Scroll down to explore articles and eBook excerpts that explore the educational impact of digital technologies in different countries, from increasing access to education and heightening teaching education in Europe to the gamification of learning in Asia.

• Read insights from Hyo-Jeong So and Minhwi Seo about how the technology of gamification is shaping the learning process for students in Asia, and explore the values and dangers of using video games as a teaching and learning tool.

• Gain a fresh perspective on how the Covid-19 pandemic ushered in a new generation of synchronous online courses and learn about how this new classroom environment continues to shape student learning.

• Explore the complexities of teaching classical studies in a setting shaped by technology, and consider how the online classroom setting influences students learning classical languages, literature, history, and culture.

• Discover how digital technologies can enhance opportunities for disabled learners and how those technologies continue to affect pedagogy and practice.

• Learn about how A.I and machine intelligence continues to move classrooms towards a system that augments—and possibility automates—the future of both learning and work, and consider the role liberal arts education itself can still play in the process.

• Explore a selection of articles examining how digital technologies and online learning systems are shaping primary education across different countries:

  • Japan

  • Indonesia

  • Turkey

  • Australia

  • England

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  Country in Focus: Hungary

  

  Education in Hungary today sits at the center of important national conversations about equity, opportunity, and the future of young people. Hungarian schools continue to produce strong academic outcomes in many subject areas, yet the system also faces significant challenges as the country responds to social and economic changes.

  Concerns remain over educational inequality, particularly in relation to the treatment and segregation of Roma students. Notably, critics claim the Hungarian curriculum contributes to the othering of Roma communities through limited representation, stereotypical portrayals, and a lack of meaningful inclusion of Roma histories, cultures, and perspectives in classroom materials. However, a movement continues to grow prioritizing the integration of the Roma through new policies and pedagogy.

  Many young people in Hungary have expressed disappointment with an education system they see as overly rigid, exam-focused, and disconnected from their everyday realities and future ambitions. However, the Hungarian government shares the EU’s goal of reducing early school leaving (ESL) in primary and secondary schools, and has begun to see a decrease in student departures. At the same time, educators, researchers, and community organizations across the country are working to incorporate more student-centered approaches to learning, and there is growing recognition of the vital role education can play in creating a fairer and more connected society.