DIGITAL PEDAGOGY AND HUMAN VALUES: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Abstract

This chapter examines how digital pedagogy can uphold and advance human values within rapidly expanding technology-mediated learning environments. As education becomes increasingly shaped by AI, virtual platforms, and data-driven systems, concerns arise over diminished human presence, digital inequity, algorithmic bias, and the erosion of empathy. Drawing on frameworks from peace education, humanistic pedagogy, and digital citizenship, the chapter argues that technology must be intentionally aligned with ethical and relational principles to foster dignity, compassion, and intercultural understanding. It synthesizes current research to highlight both the opportunities and risks of digital learning and proposes strategies such as value-centred instructional design, strengthened teacher capacity, equitable access, and the creation of safe, inclusive online communities. Ultimately, the chapter contends that digital education can meaningfully contribute to peaceful and humane societies when guided by ethics, equity, and care.