The Great Media Debate Continued

~Clark versus Kozma nearly three decades later Image from Canva by Catherine & Marni Technology in education continues to become popularized as there are many learning options in or out of a classroom. Based on a survey of 2,000 parents, the majority agree that...

The Great Media Debate Continued

~Clark versus Kozma nearly three decades later Image from Canva Technology in education continues to become popularized as there are many learning options in or out of a classroom. Based on a survey of 2,000 parents, the majority agree that technology has had a role...

Rhona Sharpe – an agent of change

Image Source: Oxford University Website Professor Rhona Sharpe was appointed Director of the University of Oxford Centre for Teaching and Learning in December 2019 (Oxford University, n.d., para 1). To date, her contributions to the field of learning and...

People in the Ed Tech field

As Martin Weller’s book “25 Years of Ed Tech” emphasized, the field of Ed tech is one into which people transfer from other fields (2020). Seymour Aubrey Papert is one such individual who transferred into the field of Ed Tech. Professor Papert was known...

Lessons ( Chapter 9- 18)

Reading through the subsequent chapters of Weller’s book, one lesson I have learned is the power of social media. I have always known that social media is a powerful tool, but I had not realized how far its influence can go. Weller highlights that when we use...

Reflections ( Chapter 1 -8)

Reading through the first few chapters of Martin Weller’s book, 25 Years of Ed Tech, it was interesting to find out in the introduction that Ed Tech history could have been better recorded because the industry is so forward-thinking (Weller, 2020). As the statement...