EdTech Revolution: How Technology is Changing the Way We Learn

This week, we're tackling big questions about how technology is evolving classroom learning. From the unsolved problem of search (just Google it!) to 1:1 device programs, from the possibilities of virtual reality to the intricacies of ChatGPT and its competitors: we're analyzing current trends, platforms popular with students in 2023, and what might come in the future as we brace for a digital dystopia potentially populated with deep fakes.

Correction: During the show, the number of circulations of digital titles commonly used by publishers to "expire" eBooks in circulation was underestimated; rather than 10 circulations, the accepted standard seems to be closer to a whopping 26.

Sources:

EdTech Magazine: Tech-Savvy School Librarians Provide Value to Modern Learners by Amy Burroughs

Jacobs Media Strategies: Getting Schooled By A Bunch Of High School Students by Paul Jacobs

Inside Higher ED: Pandemic Boost for Digital Course Materials by Doug Lederman

Study Finds: Libraries are more popular than ever — even as people borrow fewer books by Chris Melore

UNICEF - Accessible Digital Textbooks

Science Direct - Understanding the role of digital technologies in education: A review by Abid Haleem, Mohd Javaid, Mohd Asim Qadri, Rajiv Suman

WordsRated: Educational Publishing Statistics

Scientific American - The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screen by Ferris Jabr

jaltcalljournal - Virtual reality in education: The promise, progress, and challenge by Ryan Lege and Euan Bonner

stream - 36 EdTech Statistics & Facts: The State of Technology in Education by Sarah F. 

TechCrunch - US teens have abandoned Facebook, Pew study says by Amanda Silberling

eLending Position Paper

The Surprisingly Big Business of Library E-books