Have you seen the USA Department of Education’s Office of EdTech National Plan yet? What are your thoughts?
An interesting read this morning, which if you’re in EdTech, is worth a glance -> https://tech.ed.gov/netp
The NETP ‘charts a path for all schools, educators, and students to realize the potential of technology in supporting better “everywhere, all-the-time” learning.’
It may not be new news in education, but it certainly is a step in the right direction in addressing three main categories of response to the current digital divide across teaching and learning:
1. The Digital Use Divide - use of dynamic applications of EdTech to enhance learning, by exploring, creating, and engaging in critical thinking.
2. The Digital Design Divide - creating opportunities for educators to professionally develop their knowledge and skills of EdTech, to equip them with the tools and strategies to design experiential learning.
3. The Digital Access Divide - the opportunity for students and teachers to gain equitable access to EdTech, including devices, connectivity, and content, as well as ‘instruction in digital health, safety, and citizenship skills’.
Great to see that planning includes instruction at the core, with people and content in mind. It specially invites us to consider ‘the kinds of instructional tasks’ we are asking students to complete - do they prepare them for a ‘world where they cannot rely on content alone’?
So much work to be done in future readiness, but it’s positive to see some of the historical problems in education being addressed, with an important focus on future ready skills, creativity, and experiences.
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