Open AccessThe EdTech difference: Digitalisation, digital pedagogy, and technology enhanced learning
Author(s) -
Michael Cowling,
Joseph Crawford,
Carmen Vallis,
Rebekkah Middleton,
Kwong Nui Sim
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of university teaching and learning practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1449-9789
DOI - 10.53761/1.19.2.1
Subject(s) - rigour , engineering ethics , framing (construction) , inclusion (mineral) , educational technology , sociology , pandemic , context (archaeology) , pedagogy , public relations , covid-19 , political science , epistemology , social science , engineering , medicine , paleontology , philosophy , disease , structural engineering , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology
This editorial is in support of an issue of the Journal that has a focus on educational technology (EdTech). With this in mind, this editorial will provide advice on how the editorial team for this section feels that educational technology will evolve into the latter part of the 2020’s, especially given the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Examples are given of how writing in this space has changed over the years of the pandemic, with a history of EdTech given, followed by an argument for the need for technology to be used in context. This is followed by descriptions of good practice around theoretical framing, methodology rigour, inclusion of the people element, and the need for the technology to serve a purpose. The piece concludes with a summary of where the editorial teams feels the field will go from here into the future. Throughout, practical examples of submissions made over the last few years are given to help illustrate a coherent direction. It is anticipated that this editorial will serve as a guide for future authors to use in service of better educational technology outputs in the future.