An ed-tech tragedy … looking back on the COVID-19 pandemic
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The COVID-19 pandemic was a significant turning-point in the history of ed-tech.
Mark West (UNESCO) argues that we should look back on COVID remote schooling as an ‘Ed-Tech tragedy’, and use our pandemic experiences to develop radically different visions of digital education.
Accompanying reference >>> West, M. (2025). An Ed-Tech tragedy? Educational technologies and school closures in the time of COVID-19. Routledge
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