educational technology

Tech-enhanced instruction tools

Educational technology encompasses tools, systems, and methods that facilitate learning and teaching.

The term covers everything from classroom projectors and learning management software to AI tutors and virtual reality simulations.

The district invested heavily in educational technology during the pandemic.

Often shortened to ed tech, especially in business contexts: She works for an ed tech startup.

Opposites
pedagogical method

educational technologytraditional teaching

Instructor-centered classroom learning

chalk and talk · oral tradition · Socratic method · rote learning · hands-on learning

learning environment

educational technologyoutdoor education

Instruction in natural settings

forest school · real-world learning · unschooling · learning by doing

educational philosophy

educational technologyprogressive education

Child-centered pedagogical approach

Montessori education · classical education · liberal arts education

Family

education, technology

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