Is Edtech the problem or the solution?
Jodie Lopez,
lovEdtech,
Apr 19, 2020
After noting the huge increase in ed tech use starting in March, Jodie Lopez looks at the gap that exists between ed tech companies and their users, a gaps she says exists becaiuse (quoted):
- Edtechs tend to be started by one of two types of people: tech people with no real education background past their own school days; and teachers/ex teachers who have great ideas for the classroom but very little business acumen or experience.
- In 2010 all funding from the DfE was pulled which was backing a lot of edtech initiatives. Crucially this money was backing the time and money schools had to train staff and make tech any kind of priority.
- Schools and teachers tend to distrust edtech as they fear the "snake oil" element of business.
This is as good a summary of the gap as any, I think.
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