Bill Gates recently gave a speech addressing the current issues involving tech ed. Here we dissect which current issues he was right and wrong about.

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What Bill Gates Gets Right–
And Wrong–About Ed Tech

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Ed Tech
Bill Gates recently gave a speech at the ASU GSV summit in
San Diego, California addressing some current issues facing
ed tech. Most of what he said was spot on, as expected, but
there were two cases in which he oversimplified the solution:
accessibility and the straightforwardness of technological
innovation at the college level.
ACCESSIBILITY
While accessibility is one of the most important
factors that contribute to technological growth in
the field of education, it means very little if using
that tech is a hassle. Accessible tech also has to be
intuitive tech. It has to incorporate user-friendly UI.
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Even if...
you have teachers willingto be pioneers and incorpo-
rate new tech in the classroom, unintuitive or difficult-to-use tech can be
counterproductive. More so, these products have to be geared toward not
just the technically-inclined youth, but to the teachers who will be expected
to integrate them into the classroom.
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Bill Gates
Microsoft
“As you get up into higher ed, it’s a lot
more straightforward because then there’s
an assumption that, largely, the
student is motivated.”
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However, as Gates himself admits,this is merely an
assumption. University bureaucracy is a real problem. It can hinder educational
goals and bog down students with unnecessary and onerous procedures. All of
this works to stifle motivation. If students are unhappy with the administration,
it really won’t matter how much tech you throw at them in the classroom.

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Beyond these two issues, however,Gates makes many
profound points about ed tech. For example, he rightfully argues that VR could
be used to positively augment the learning experience and expand the bound-
aries of the classroom, especially in certain fields like engineering.
“I think virtual reality can make things more engaging…in terms of design, lots
of engineering things, there’s lots of places where it will play a practical role
and hopefully draw people in. Even if you can’t, say, build a car in the virtual
world, you can sit there and put the pieces together.“
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In addition, Gates warns about the potential risk factor of too much tech in the
classroom, and how it can become a distraction. This further emphasizes the
need for a healthy relationship between tech developers and the educators
who employ their products.
If we can successfully cultivate this relationship, we can encourage a healthy
consumption of media and use it to facilitate learning, all while progressing
smoothly past some issues like unintuitive UIs and unnecessary bureaucracies.
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