Sustainable CALL development
Abstract
The rapid pace of technological development, along with the uncertainty and unpredictability
that characterise the knowledge society, have brought to the fore the issue of sustainability
and sustainable development on various international, national and local educational research
and policy agendas. Sustainability is a complex concept that gives rise to many definitions
and interpretations. In this chapter, we draw on environmental/ecological definitions of
sustainability and sustainable development, as well as system theories, to propose a
multidimensional framework for sustainable CALL development. Following a definition of
sustainability that employs systems theories and ecological economics, we briefly review the
literature on sustainable e-learning in general and CALL in particular. We then propose a
systemic view of sustainable CALL and discuss two models, the ‘institutional model’ and the
‘CALL ecosystem model’ that can be used to help integrate sustainability in our CALL
designs and development.
Main Authors
Format
Books
Book part
Published
2016
Series
Subjects
Publication in research information system
Publisher
Routledge
The permanent address of the publication
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201604202270Use this for linking
Parent publication ISBN
978-0-415-83787-3
Review status
Peer reviewed
Language
English
Published in
Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics
Is part of publication
The Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Technology
Citation
- Blin, F., Jalkanen, J., & Taalas, P. (2016). Sustainable CALL development. In F. Farr, & L. Murray (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Technology (pp. 223-238). Routledge. Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics.
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