Ronald Beghetto and Justin Reich have a conversation about how to implement education technology in a principled way, which starts with a learning need identified by educators, a shared language around instruction to address the need, and then considerations for how technology might leverage that. Reich’s work at the MIT Learning Lab and research for his new book “Failure to Disrupt,” has shown him that technologies have power to help students reclaim ownership of their learning, but technologies alone cannot do it. Teachers are a critical part of this process, creating new curriculum and implementing technology to enrich the curriculum. Reich imagines a future where technology becomes a catalyst for creating new learning communities that involve students as collaborators with their teachers. He also sees technology becoming more robust to support disruptions in learning, as we are currently experiencing with the pandemic. 

You can learn more about Dr. Justin Reich, his work, and book by following these links: 

https://cmsw.mit.edu/profile/justin-reich/

https://failuretodisrupt.com/

https://tsl.mit.edu/covid19/

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