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How will the EdTech make things better?
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What is the challenge at hand? What problem (what 'pain') does this educational technology want to solve?
There is a lack of unified platform for student work delivery, that is accessible to all students and accepted by all teachers.
The following sub-questions will help you answer the main question!
This EdTech is designed to solve a problem. That is why it is important to exactly define which problem this technology is going to solve.
Can you make a clear definition of the problem?
What 'pain' does this technology want to ease? Whose pain?
The problem definition will help you to determine and discuss if you are solving the right problem.
Can you indicate why you are sure that this educational technology is solving the right problem?
The solution was developed in collaboration with educators to help improve their work. It can be integrated with a larger system, that reduces its complexity for the users and makes it accessible to all the students of an institution.
The following sub-questions will help you answer the main question!
In technology there is a tendency to simplify a problem, so that it can be technically solved.
Are you sure that this technology is solving the real problem?
Are you sure that you are not only addressing the symptoms?
Is this technology really the right solution for the problem?
Did you try to find the deeper issues? Did you consider using the five whys technique?
How is this educational technology going to solve the problem?
It provides an accessible platform for students to submit and showcase their work, in return, it enables teachers to create templates for their courses to communicate the requirements and expectations better.
The following sub-questions will help you answer the main question!
This technology is going to solve a problem but do you know how?
Can you explain what characteristics lead to the solution of the problem?
Are you sure it is going to work? Why?
Are you sure it really works? How do you know? Did you test it? Is it grounded in theory?
How are you going to evaluate the outcomes?
What negative effects do you expect from this educational technology?
When the requirements and expectations are provided and it is up for students to meet them, the students with different needs and skills who require special attention and care might get overlooked. However, it is still up to the teachers and not the developers to cater to that.
The following sub-questions will help you answer the main question!
Technology often bites back. It has the tendency to create negative effects you would not expect because of unpredictable user behaviour. People are unpredictable and as a result, so is technology.
Can you think about possible negative effects? Did you brainstorm to find effects?
Are there negative effects that you accept? If so, can you explain why?
Now that you have thought hard about the impact of this educational technology, what improvements would you like to make? List them below.
Perhaps, add a feature where student can ask for extra attention or help in private from the teacher.
If you think about the real problem this technology is going to solve. If you think about the ability of this technology to solve the real problem. If you think about possible negative effects.
If you think about all that, what improvements would you make? In technology? In context? In use? The answers on questions 1-4 help you to gain insight into the impact of this educational technology. The goal of these answers is not to provide you with a 'go' or ' no go' - decision. The goal is to make you think HOW you can improve the impact of this technology. This can be by making changes to the technology or making changes to the context in which the technology is used, or making changes in the way the technology is used.
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Are you satisfied with the quality of your answers? The depth? The level of insight? Did you have enough knowledge to give good answers? Give an honest assessment of the quality of your answers.
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