Publications
2025
Forsler, I., Bardone, E., Forsman, M., & Mõttus, P. (2025). Future Workshops Between Imaginaries and Imagination. In P. Jandrić, J. Suoranta, M. Teräs, & H. Davis (Eds.), Postdigital (Re)Imaginations: Critiques, Methods, and Interventions (pp. 209–228). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01539-6_11
Forsler, I., Bardone, E., & Forsman, M. (2025). Walls Come Tumbling Down: Imaginaries and Materialities of Future Postdigital Classrooms. Postdigital Science and Education, doi: 10.1007/s42438-025-00582-9
Bardone, E. & Opermann, S. (2025). In search of the future classroom: Exploring the contribution of Estonian edtech companies as sociotechnical vanguard. Digital Education Review, (47), 92-108. https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/der/article/view/49125
Forsler, I. (2025). ”It’s not about the tech but the mindset”: Sociotekniska föreställningar om framtidens datadrivna klassrum i Sverige och Estland. Sociologisk Forskning, 62(1–2), 145-168. https://doi.org/10.37062/sf.62.27831
Mõttus, P., Bardone, E. & Opermann, S. (2025). Opening the Black Box: The Role of Tinkering with Virtual Reality in Materialising the Future Classroom. Postdigital Science and Education. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-025-00568-7
Friesen, N., Forsman, M. & Forsler, I. (2025). Pedagogical Relations in the Postdigital Classroom. Postdigital Science and Education. doi: 10.1007/s42438-025-00559-8.
2024
Forsler, I. (2024). Virtual Reality in Education and the Co-construction of Immediacy. Postdigital Science and Education, doi:10.1007/s42438-024-00492-2.
Forsler, I., Bardone, E., & Forsman, M. (2024). The Future Postdigital Classroom. Postdigital Science and Education, doi:10.1007/s42438-024-00488-y.
2023
Forsman, M., Forsler, I., Opermann, S., Bardone, E., & Pedaste, M. (2023). Future classrooms and ed-tech imaginaries. Notes from the Estonian pavilion at EXPO 2020 and beyond. Learning, media and technology, 49(1), pp. 133–146, doi:10.1080/17439884.2023.2237875.
Edited volumes
2025
Forsler, I., Bardone, E., & Forsman, M. (Eds.) Special Issue: Future Postdigital Classrooms. Postdigital Science and Education 7(3). https://link.springer.com/journal/42438/volumes-and-issues/7-3
Conference presentations
2025
Forsler, I. & Barone, E. The Scientization of Learning – Tensions and Shared Logics of Datafication and Anti-Digitalization Politics in Education. The European Conference on Critical Edtech Studies (ECCES), 18-20 June, Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland.
2024
Forsler, I., Forsman, M., Bardone, E. & Mõttus, P. The future classroom according to the ed tech industry. Rethinking educational spaces. Future Classroom, metaverse and AI, 12 April. Umeå University, online symposium.
Forsler, I. Generative AI and algorithmic culture in the visual arts classroom. NERA2024, 6-8 March. Malmö University, Sweden.
2023
Forsler, I. “Please close your eyes while we move the camera” – VR in education and the co-construction of immediacy. NordMedia2023, 16-18 August. Bergen University, Norway.
Forsman, M. The extended classroom: VR-casting between Edutopia and remediation. NordMedia2023, 16-18 August. Bergen University, Norway.
Opermann, S. & Bardone, E. Future Classrooms and Ed-Tech Imaginaries: Visual and Discursive Analysis of Innovativeness in Tomorrow’s School. The 15th Conference on Baltic Studies in Europe (CBSE), 15-17 June. Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Forsler, I.. Envisioning Edutopia: Transnational anticipations of the future classroom. NERA2023, 15-17 March. OsloMet, Norway.
2022
Forsler, I. & Forsman, M. Envisioning educational futures: Ed-tech industry images of the ”smart classroom”. ECREA2022, 19-22 Oct 2022, Aarhus University, Denmark.
Forsman, M. & Forsler, I. Anticipating the nation and constructing the digital citizen for the future. Ed-tech imaginaries from Sweden and Estonia. ECREA2022, 19-22 Oct 2022. Aarhus University, Denmark.
Forsler, I. Envisioning educational futures. Sociotechnical imaginaries of the ‘smart classroom’. ICA 2022, 26-30 May. Paris, France.
Forsman, M. Anticipating and mediating future classrooms. Ed-tech imaginaries of learning, communication and citizens making in Estonia and Sweden. Arr: Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES), 7 February. Södertörn University, Sweden.