Is Edtech Dead?
Jim Groom,
bavatuesdays,
Jun 17, 2022
The answer to the question really depends on what you mean by 'edtech'. Focus too narrowly on the world of e-learning startups, institutional learning management systems, and the marketing and hype found in commercial edtech media and yeah, you might think there's no real hope for it. But, if like Jim Groom (and I) you think it's "the creative and committed folks at the schools we work with (and) the next generation of edtechs (that have) come into their own" then you're less likely to think so. It depends where you focus your attention. As Taylor Jardin says, "being bought out seems like the inevitable end-game for a company that launched as a startup at TechCrunch disrupt." What is in essence a corrupt system will lead to corrupt outcomes. Better to look to those on the fringes who neither benefit from being in on the system nor are led astray by it.
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