Chapter 5. Exploring the situated context

Abstract

In order to answer these questions, I adopt the concept of ‘epistechnical system’ (Williamson, 2013). Developed in the field of educational technology, the term refers to the fusion and binding of technology and knowledge in curricular configurations. Williamson (2013) observes that like all technological and educational systems, epistechnical systems are socially shaped and socially shaping, that is they are not neutral, but rather “socially constructed and historically contingent” (p. 40), intentionally designed products which serve to influence and shape thought and action.