5 goals for edtech in 2020

Educational technology (edtech) made significant strides in 2019.  Damian Hinds was the first secretary of state for education to acknowledge the potential and role of edtech in the teaching and learning processes, with the publication of the Department for Education’s edtech strategy and launch of the edtech leadership group. While there was more that could have been included, it was a very useful start to the discussion about edtech’s merits and uses. Meanwhile, we also await the outcome of the Commons Education Select Committee’s inquiry into the fourth industrial revolution and the potential impact of automation on the workplace, and the knowledge and skills we will all need to meet that challenge.