Are we seeing a digital backlash in education?
From Education Technology Society by Neil Selwyn
January 9, 2026 · 15 min · Season 3 · Episode 7
About this episode
The episode discusses the growing movement against digital education in various countries, focusing on developments in Sweden.
Efforts are growing in many countries to get devices out of classrooms and push for a general ‘de-digitisation’ of education. Ingrid Forsler (Södertörn University) talks about recent developments in Sweden and how we can make sense of this growing turn against digital education. Accompanying reference >>> Forlser, I. et al. (2025). Hijacking the digital backlash in education. Postdigital Science & Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-025...
People in this episode
Host: Neil Selwyn
Guest: Ingrid Forsler
Topics covered
- digital backlash
- education
- de-digitisation
- technology in education
- Sweden
- classroom devices
Keywords
- digital education
- backlash
- de-digitisation
- classroom technology
- Ingrid Forsler
- Sweden
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Södertörn University
Books & works: Hijacking the digital backlash in education
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