Digitally empowered students?
From Education Technology Society by Neil Selwyn
April 20, 2026 · 17 min · Season 3 · Episode 13
About this episode
The episode discusses how to support students and teachers in maximizing their use of digital technology, featuring insights from Prof. Louise Mifsud on fostering digital empowerment and the challenges faced in educational settings.
How can students and teachers be supported to get the most out of living with digital tech? Prof. Louise Mifsud (Oslo Met) is leading a new project supporting students’ critical digital literacy. We talk about the need to foster students’ ‘digital empowerment’, and the challenge of carrying out digital literacy projects in school systems facing growing calls to get screens out of classrooms. Accompanying reference >>> Oslo Met ‘Empowered’ project
People in this episode
Host: Neil Selwyn
Guest: Prof. Louise Mifsud
Topics covered
- digital empowerment
- digital literacy
- education technology
- student support
- critical digital literacy
Keywords
- digital technology
- education
- literacy
- student empowerment
- school systems
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Oslo Met
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