EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: CRITICAL ISSUES IN THE RELATIONS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING

Abstract

The integration of technology in education has consolidated itself as a definitive feature of the twenty-first century, reconfiguring the paradigms of teaching and learning. This article investigates critical issues at the intersection of education and technology, with an emphasis on the hybridity of pedagogical approaches, the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on remote teaching, and the ethical dilemmas of artificial intelligence (AI) applied to education. It analyzes the role of digital artifacts, cyberculture and socio-cognitive skills in contemporary education, problematizing the polarization between technophiles and technophobes. The study highlights both the opportunities and limits of digital tools, advocating equitable access, critical digital literacy, and human-centered technological integration models.