This investigation is carried out with the desire to create a framework for digital learning tools in the region of Guanajuato, Mexico aimed towards primary schools in rural parts of the area. The framework is meant to be an aid in the implementation of technological equipments, especially tablets, and shed light on the most important aspects to take into consideration when designing and creating applications for those. In order to gather data, interviews and user tests were carried out with primary school students as well as with principals and teachers of primary schools in the mentioned area. The results show that clear feedback, intuitive graphics and appropriate levels of difficulty is of importance, as well as adaptability to users. No preference was noted regarding motions or amount of text. Norman’s design principles were additionally confirmed to be one of the vital parts to take into consideration. The challenges that come into the picture when implementing digital tools into classrooms seem to circulate around socio-economic aspects and insufficient resources such as wifi, power supply and personnel. However, these challenges may be worth taking upon, as implementing EdTech can benefit both students and teachers in many aspects and establish learning more in line with the trends in society where technology is on a constant rise. / Denna utredning genomförs med strävan att skapa ett ramverk för digitala lärverktyg i regionen Guanajuato, Mexico riktat mot grundskolor på landsbygden i området. Ramverket är tänkt att vara ett hjälpmedel vid implementering av teknisk utrustning, särskilt surfplattor, och belysa de viktigaste aspekterna att ta hänsyn till när man designar och skapar applikationer för dessa. För att samla in data har intervjuer och användartest genomförts med såväl grundskoleelever som med rektorer och lärare på grundskolor inom nämnda området. Resultaten visar att tydlig feedback, intuitiv grafik och svårighetsgrad är av betydelse, liksom anpassning till användaren. Ingen preferens noterades beträffande rörelser eller mängden text. Normans designprinciper bekräftades dessutom att vara en av de viktiga delarna att ta hänsyn till. De utmaningar som kommer in i bilden när man implementerar digitala verktyg i klassrummet verkar cirkulera kring socioekonomiska aspekter och otillräckliga resurser såsom wifi, strömförsörjning och personal. Men dessa utmaningar kan vara värda att ta sig an eftersom en inkorporering av EdTech kan gynna både elever och lärare i många aspekter och etablera lärande mer i linje med trenderna i samhället där tekniken är på ständig uppgång.

5 ABSTRACT The diploma thesis deals with the topic of digital education at primary school and its acceptance among pupils. The project is an inspiring attempt to link formal and informal education in the learning process. This study has become an inspiration for making digital teaching more effective and developing digital literacy for primary school pupils. The theoretical part is divided into three main chapters, which deal with the area of cognitive development of early school age children, digital education and digital technologies used in teaching. The knowledge from the professional literature in the theoretical part is the basis for the practical part, which through the creation of two educational geolocation games researches the development of individual digital competencies on a sample of two classes. The aim of this work is to find out how digital literacy and its individual competences can be developed in the primary school with respect to the age and cognitive development of pupils. On the basis of qualitative research in the form of observation, field notes and recording sheets, it was possible to analyze the basic level of development of individual digital competencies at elementary schools. The output is a description and evaluation of the possibility of development of digital literacy and...

Denna vetenskapliga essä utforskar begreppet animalitet som en aspekt av det levande som människan delar med andra djur. Essän tar sin utgångspunkt i en protest mot hur människan som djur begränsas inom yrkeslivet. Genom att belysa hur människans traditionella förhållande till andra djur bidragit till ett förnekande av den egna animaliteten, prövar essän en tanke om övertro på mänsklig förmåga och vilka konsekvenser den kan få för den yrkesutövande. Med stöd av posthumanistiska teorier och metoden diffraktion utvecklas begreppet animalitet, vars framträdande mening tolkas ”på andra sidan” om; liv, död, professionalitet, idéhistoria, hundar, djur-etik samt författarens egna gestaltningar och insikter av yrkesutövning inom handledning och utbildning. Avslutningsvis görs en kritisk analys av digitala utbildningars avsaknad av mänsklig kroppslighet. Essäns samlade undersökningar visar en etisk och animalistisk yrkesutövning som behövs för att kunna använda specifika kroppsliga förmågor i syfte att skapa förståelse och trygghet inom fenomenet utbildning. / This scientific essay explores the concept of animality as an aspect of the living that humans share with other animals. The essay takes its point of departure in a protest against how man as an animal is limited in professional life. By highlighting how man's traditional relationship with other animals contributed to a denial of his own animality, the essay tests a thought about over-reliance in human ability and what consequences it can have for the professional. With the support of posthumanist theories and the diffraction method, the concept of animality is developed, whose prominent meaning is interpreted "on the other side" of; life, death, professionalism, history of ideas, dogs, animal ethics as well as the author's own portrayals and insights of professional practice in supervision and education. In conclusion, a critical analysis is made of digital education's lack of human physicality. The essay's collected investigations show an ethical and animalistic professional practice that is needed to be able to use specific bodily abilities in order to create understanding and security within the phenomenon of education.

Thesis (MPhil (Information Science))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: We are in the era where Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are increasingly becoming as common as desks and chalkboard in our classrooms. Government, students, parents and the community at large are now expecting ICTs to be integrated in the school curriculum and to be used as tools of instruction.