Is Technology Really Helping Us Teach Better?

Here’s a useful article from the OUP Eglish blog.

We know that there are lots of opportunities from technology in ELT – but we also see examples of technology doing what we know isn’t good from a teaching point of view. How can we make sure technology is working for teachers, and that teachers are really benefitting from new developments?

The pandemic has shown beyond question the importance of technology in education. It helped us overcome the problems of closing down classrooms. Teachers around the world have mastered online teaching, taking advantage of some of the benefits of technology. One benefit has been improved opportunities to hear what teachers and schools are doing around the world – through more online conferences, webinars, posting of blogs and videos, etc.

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