Education Innovators: How Women Researchers Use Technology in Revolutionizing Teaching – from 20th Century Pioneers to Contemporary Female Scientists at Nicolaus Copernicus University

Abstract

This article discusses the crucial role of women researchers in developing technology-enhanced education. The text begins by highlighting the significance of this issue, emphasizing the contributions of female researchers from the 20th and 21st centuries who, despite numerous social and institutional barriers, created the foundations for modern educational and technological
solutions. The following sections present profiles of selected female researchers from the last century whose work has significantly influenced the understanding of learning and teaching processes in a technological context. Special attention is devoted to the achievements of contemporary female scientists from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, whose research and technological innovations are changing the face of today’s education.
In the context of the 80th anniversary of Nicolaus Copernicus University, these researchers’ achievements gain special significance as an element building the academic identity of the university and supporting the shaping of its institutional memory policy. By showing the continuity of innovative scientific and didactic activities, their work constitutes an important link in the narrative about the development of NCU as a modern academic center, open to changes and contemporary challenges. The article points to women’s invaluable contribution to the development of modern didactics and emphasizes the importance of their work for the future of education in the digital era.