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Cutting Through Ed Tech Hype in Favor of Research-Driven Improvements
Campus Technology Insider
English - December 14, 2021 19:22 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBEducation Business campustechnology educationtechnology highereducation Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Digital Transformation in Higher Ed: What It Means and Where to Start
How will emerging technologies impact the future of education? While it’s easy to get caught up in the hype around trends such as the metaverse and artificial intelligence, true progress comes in slow, incremental improvements in using technology to inform teaching and learning, according to Neil Heffernan, professor of computer science and director of the Learning Sciences and Technologies Graduate Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Here, we talk about augmented reality, intelligent tutoring systems and the need for better research infrastructure in ed tech.
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Duration: 25 minutes