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Future classrooms and ed-tech imaginaries. Notes from the Estonian pavilion at EXPO 2020 and beyond
Södertörn University, School of Culture and Education, Media and Communication Studies.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8669-5752
Södertörn University, School of Culture and Education, Media and Communication Studies.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1548-1981
University of Tartu, Estonia.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7070-0545
University of Tartu, Estonia.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9038-2580
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2024 (English)In: Learning, Media & Technology, ISSN 1743-9884, E-ISSN 1743-9892, Vol. 49, no 1, p. 133-146Article in journal (Other academic) Published
Abstract [en]

Estonia has since the liberation from the Soviet Union in 1991 successfully branded itself as a digital society and an education nation. This transformation builds on a sociotechnical imaginary where the progression of learning and the advancement of future citizens is postulated by a restructuring of the classroom through digital solutions. In this case study, we look at a prototype of a future classroom that was set up at the Estonian pavilion at the world fair EXPO 2020 in Dubai, as part of a nation branding process, promoting the nation's educational system and prosperous ed-tech sector. The future classroom was promoted using slogans and futuristic visuals that targeted foreign investors and policy makers, in a way that suggested that the anticipated digital future already exists in Estonia, and therefore, is available for foreign investment, while at the same time connecting to a national and historical narrative of Estonia as part of the European cultural sphere.

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Routledge, 2024. Vol. 49, no 1, p. 133-146
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sociotechnical imaginaries, Estonia, world fairs, educational technology, nation branding
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Media and Communications Educational Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-52168DOI: 10.1080/17439884.2023.2237875ISI: 001044554400001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85166971651OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-52168DiVA, id: diva2:1791562
Available from: 2023-08-25 Created: 2023-08-25 Last updated: 2025-10-07Bibliographically approved

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