Justin Reich makes some good points in “Remote Learning Technology Just Isn’t Good Enough and Won’t Be Soon” https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833073-400-remote-learning-technology-just-isnt-good-enough-and-wont-be-soon/. Trying to learn alone at home has turned out to be very tough for some students, and educational technology isn’t helping much. The corona virus should have been ed tech’s big moment to shine. Instead, teachers are frustrated by the isolation, and many students are falling behind. Reich maintains that most children need to be in close contact with an adult to be motived to learn, and few would disagree. While teachers using remote learning do their absolute best, “When a student closes their laptop in frustration in a classroom, someone can see it and respond. When the same thing happens while using an education technology product, human connections are shut down with it.” There is simply no opportunity to reach out and help a discouraged learner.
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