Technology and the Whole Child

Module 4
There is a great necessity for a whole-child approach in everything related to young people and learning.  While subject matter focus is at times necessary, understanding the larger picture- lifelong learner and the health of individuals, it does not need to be mutually exclusive.

This week's discussion topic about ethical challenges educational technologists may face is extremely broad.  Educational technologists could be anyone designing curricula for use online, software engineers, user experience specialists, teachers implementing technology, network support technicians, and perhaps classroom educators who integrate technology.  Each stakeholder may be faced with different ethical challenges and dilemmas.  Even those outside of education technology:  inventors, academics, funders, politicians, and social justice, can influence technology-related ethics.  As a result, the range of ethical issues can be diverse and numerous from accessibility, meeting academic standards, following professional guidelines, developing information fluency, to ensuring whole child development (Himmelsbach, 2019; Lucey & Grant, 2009).

We need a technology model that addresses, supports, and enhances not only the academic but emotional learning aspects of learners.  How can we adopt the model below to be embedded or integrated with technology?