Digital Technology in Physical Education: An Entangled Pedagogy Perspective

The purpose of this chapter is to explore some of the uses of digital technology in physical education using the lens of the ‘entangled pedagogy’ framework (Fawns, 2022a). We present how digital technology is used in physical education, through an analysis of its messy intermingling with teaching, learning, and knowledge in context. A purposeful selection and discussion of some of the papers from Sargent and Calderón’s (2022) critical review of technology enhanced learning in physical education is done, by unpacking the use of technology, pedagogy, and the potential entanglement of the two and other variables. This chapter teases out some of the practical uses for physical education through an entangled pedagogy lens. We conclude by presenting some of the aspirational approaches to digital technology use in physical education by looking at the elements of purpose, context, and value. In doing so, we provide some teaching and research considerations to inform and promote more holistic and non-deterministic approaches to the uses of digital technology in physical education.