Social Responsibility in a Biblical World

    Technology continues to make great advancements that leave teachers with new responsibilities and learning opportunities, and leave Christian educators with even more responsibilities. Christian educators must ensure that they are using up-to-date technology advancements while also using their understanding of the biblical world to teach. As a Christian teacher, we must ensure that the focus is not just on teaching or integrating technology, but that we are also focusing on developing students' character to create responsible digital citizens that are backed by faith. 

    When teaching technology with faith in mind, teachers must teach students to view the digital world while also asking questions to ensure that the sites that they are using align with their faith views. Additionally, we should teach students that technology was not created by God and that students should use it in a way that is safe, controlled, and in a way that reflects the character of God. Technology has obviously changed over the last few years from the development of supplemental technology resources (SMART board, etc.) to artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and far more advancements will continue into the future. However, with these developments came the need to ensure that appropriate online behavior was being followed in addition to protecting student data. Overall, teachers are trying to teach students to be good citizens online to avoid the misuse of technology. Christian educators use these teachings to further their teaching to ensure that students know that their actions are just as meaningful online as they are in person. Online usage supports relationships just as the Bible supports human relationships (Bonk & Wiley, 2020). This ensures that students develop a mindset that allows them to show empathy, equity, and work as a community when using educational technology (Holmes et al., 2022). 

    All in all, teachers, specifically Christian teachers, know that they are not just teaching academics but working to build Christian leaders. Christian educators should work to ensure that students are being led by the word of God even through the digital world. Teachers should ensure that they teach educational technology with an open mind, knowing the dangers, but leading by faith. 


References:

Bonk, C. J., & Wiley, D. A. (2020b). Preface: Reflections on the waves of emerging learning technologies. Educational Technology Research and Development, 68(4), 1595–1612. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-020-09809-x 

Holmes, W., Porayska-Pomsta, K., Holstein, K., Sutherland, E., Baker, T., Shum, S. B., Santos, O. C., Rodrigo, M. T., Cukurova, M., Bittencourt, I. I., & Koedinger, K. R. (2021). Ethics of AI in education: Towards a community-wide framework. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 32(3), 504–526. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-021-00239-1 

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