TPACK in the Age of Context and Artificial Intelligence: Punya Mishra on the “Wicked Problem” of AI and Why Algorithms Can’t Replace Context
By: Punya Mishra and Aras Bozkurt
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.18.2.1093 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 398 - 407
Submitted on: Dec 14, 2025
Accepted on: Jan 8, 2026
Published on: Jun 2, 2026
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
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