Survey: Teachers remain lukewarm on ed tech's impact on classrooms

Educators remain cautious of the hype around ed tech, with less than a third reporting that they've changed their teaching styles or philosophies based on ed tech innovations, Education Week reports. Other findings from a new survey conducted by the Education Week Research Center include that while another 29% do feel ed tech is transformational, the statistics indicate technology has yet to make huge differences in the typical classroom, with many tech solutions and implementations running counter to narratives portrayed around the multi-billion dollar ed tech industry. Key factors missing in the implementation of ed tech that may be part of the problem include training and support, a willingness to experiment, and the tendency for tech to be used to adapt existing curriculum rather than develop new approaches to learning. Educators’ lukewarm response to ed tech highlights the need for professional development on any new technology educators are expected to use. Most technology is embedded with all sorts of functions that most users never implement, for example.