Professor Neil Selwyn casts a critical eye on the rhetorical claims made in the name of the progress and efficiency that technologies are said to deliver in educational settings.
This talk considers some of the key debates in the field such as:
Does technology make learning fairer?
Can technology address the many educational problems and inequalities faced by people around the world?
What does the future hold for technology and education?
What can be learned from the history of technology use?