Happiness, learning and technology: Why "affective" schools are the new "effective" schools

Citation

Williamson B (2011) Happiness, learning and technology: Why "affective" schools are the new "effective" schools. DML Central, 22.03.2011. http://dmlcentral.net/blog/ben-williamson/happiness-learning-and-technology-why-%E2%80%9Caffective%E2%80%9D-schools-are-new-%E2%80%9Ceffective%E2%80%9D

Abstract
First paragraph: What are the connections between emotional education and digital media and learning? Faced with a global economic recession, civic unrest, and major environmental catastrophe, governments around the world are now obsessed with cheering us all up, especially kids. Measures are being designed to gauge global, national, organizational and individual levels of happiness, and well-being is being put at the heart of public policy. Ensuring children's happiness now and in the future is therefore becoming an urgent aim for education.

Keywords
Assessment; Authority; Childhood; Digital Media; Social Networks

Notes
Output Type: Blog post