The articles written by Sava Saheli Singh and Tim Maughan and Neil Selwyn each offer an intriguing glimpse into the future of educational technology. Singh and Maughan (2014) describes cutting-edge technologies whose accessibility is limited due to issues of inequality. Selwyn (2020) describes technologies with creative ambitions, albeit somewhat unrealistic. Despite the prospect of education in these future worlds, both Maughan and Selwyn refer to a familiar concept: tutors.<\/p>\n
As suggested by Dickson (2017), \u201calmost as old as the classroom itself is the practice of getting help from private tutors and classmates to fill in the gaps and complement what is taught in the class itself\u201d. By 2030, tutoring will not go the way of the dodo, rather it will continue to be used under the umbrella of crowdsourced learning. Crowdsourced learning uses \u201cthe diversity of the Internet to help students with specific questions. Used correctly, this on-demand type of tutoring called \u201cmicrotutoring\u201d or \u201ccommunity-based education\u201d could help solve problems\u201d (Chan, 2017).<\/p>\n
Richard Werbe, CEO of StudyPool, a microtutoring platform, explains that \u201cmicrotutoring breaks down conventional tutoring into smaller, more digestible pieces of learning. By eliminating the barrier of set-time tutoring sessions, students can master subjects more efficiently on a time interval tailored to their needs\u201d (Martin, 2017). Furthermore, microtutoring is promising for the future of educational technology as it has the potential to \u201cbridge the gap by creating equal-access opportunities across multiples developing countries\u2026\u201d (Winning 2018).<\/p>\n
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References<\/p>\n
Chan, S. (2017, September 05). The new school year brings biggest trends in EdTech. Retrieved from https:\/\/newsroom.cisco.com\/feature-content?type=webcontent<\/p>\n
Dickson, B. (2017, March 14). How Artificial Intelligence enhances education. Retrieved from https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/artificial-intelligence\/2017\/03\/13\/how-artificial-intelligence-enhances-education\/<\/p>\n
Martin, E. (2017, January 13). 4 Startups Revolutionizing the EdTech World. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/283320<\/p>\n
Selwyn, N., Pangrazio, L., Nemorin, S., & Perrotta, C. (2020). What might the school of 2030 be like? An exercise in social science fiction .\u00a0Learning, Media and Technology<\/i>,\u00a045<\/i>(1), 90-106.<\/p>\n
Singh, S. S., & Maughan, T. (2014, June 22). The future of ed tech is here, it’s just not evenly distributed. Retrieved from https:\/\/medium.com\/futures-exchange\/the-future-of-ed-tech-is-here-its-just-not-evenly-distributed-210778a423d7<\/p>\n
Winning, L. (2018, March 14). It’s Time To Prioritize Diversity Across Tech. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/lisawinning\/2018\/03\/13\/its-time-to-prioritize-diversity-across-tech\/<\/p>\n
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