Educational technology refers to the use of technological tools in learning.
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Arguments in favor of | Arguments opposing |
| Easier access to information. | |
| Educational technology can ease access to information which can help to fascilitate the learning process. | Easier access to information due to educational technology may demote rederivation of knowledge and reduce analytical ability. |
| Higher speed of information transfer. | |
| Educational technology can increase the speed of information transfer which can help to increase the speed of learning. | Increased rate of information exposure due to educational technology may result in overstimulation of human brain. |
| Enabling increased personalization and interactivity. | |
| Educational technology can help to increased personalization and interactivity which can help to increase the engagement level in education. | Techonology based personalization and interactivity may result in lower human to human interaction and experience. |
| Reduced physical barriers such as physical distance. | |
| Educational technology can help to reduce the impact of physical barriers in education. | Reduced physical barriers due to educational technology may be associated with reduced human to human interaction and physical activity. |