Metaphors to rethink educational technology in teacher training and work
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https://doi.org/10.14393/REPOD-v15n1a2026-80952Keywords:
Educational Technology, Conceptual Metaphor, Teacher Training, Teacher workAbstract
This article consists in an essay that discusses the use of metaphors as a means to rethink digital technologies in teacher training and work. Based on the notion of the conceptual metaphor, that is, a mental construct that relates different domains of thought and is expressed in language, the text presents some of the metaphors that are most frequently used to talk about technology, exploring their connections with common forms of conceiving central aspects of the educational process, specifically, “teaching”, “learning” and “knowledge”. Taking as foundational the relationship between thought and action implied by conceptual metaphors, the article presents some examples of the use of metaphor in teacher training and work as a way to deconstruct closed conceptions and encourage the development of critical thinking.
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