9: Humanizing Technology with Betsy Corcoran

As Co-Founder and CEO of EdSurge, a leading and award-winning news and resource site on EdTech entrepreneurship, no one has been in a better position to witness the evolution of online and blended learning!  Betsy Corcoran has written for Forbes, the Washington Post, Scientific American, and has also appeared on Forbes, Fox, CNBC, and NBC. Join us as we discuss what this moment in time means for the future of education, ed-tech, and the agency of educators and students. In this episode, we cover: Who should be deciding what educational technology is used in classrooms The next steps needed to make education more adaptable for the future Dealing with the inherent limitations of a communicating in a digital space How can we continue to build relationships in a virtual world What is causing the lack of student agency SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpage.com/rebel-educator/9
As Co-Founder and CEO of EdSurge, a leading and award-winning news and resource site on EdTech entrepreneurship, no one has been in a better position to witness the evolution of online and blended learning!  Betsy Corcoran has written for Forbes, the Washington Post, Scientific American, and has also appeared on Forbes, Fox, CNBC, and NBC.
Join us as we discuss what this moment in time means for the future of education, ed-tech, and the agency of educators and students.
In this episode, we cover:
  • Who should be deciding what educational technology is used in classrooms
  • The next steps needed to make education more adaptable for the future
  • Dealing with the inherent limitations of a communicating in a digital space
  • How can we continue to build relationships in a virtual world
  • What is causing the lack of student agency
SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpage.com/rebel-educator/9
9: Humanizing Technology with Betsy Corcoran