Recording professors' lectures became a necessity when the pandemic began in March 2020, and many colleges are continuing the practice as a way to enhance learning opportunities. Some students and educators tout the benefits of the additional resources, but concerns include issues around attendance, privacy and intellectual property.
Disse to spørsmålene har forskere ved Det utdanningsvitenskapelige fakultet i Oslo, Høgskulen i Volda og Kunnskapssenter for utdanning i Stavanger fått nøyaktig ett år på seg til å svare på.
Mellanstadieelever som får en egen dator i skolan når varken bättre eller sämre resultat i matematik och engelska än andra elever. Däremot finns det en tendens till något förbättrade studieresultat i svenska.
The personalised education experience offered by educational technology is not without its downsides, writes Natalia Kucirkova, a professor of early childhood development in Norway.
Nya digitala läromedel i skolan utformade för att anpassa sig till varje elevs individuella kunskapsnivå skapar problem. Den inbyggda tekniken är inte tillräckligt transparent och riskerar att vägleda eleverna utan att lärarna känner sig delaktiga. Det visar en avhandling vid Göteborgs universitet.
Personalized education was already big pre-pandemic, but home schooling and digital instruction made more parents and teachers embrace the idea. With a shortage of human teachers, many schools jumped on the bandwagon of using technology that collects each child’s personal data and tailors content accordingly. Researchers, however, warn of three dangerous pitfalls.