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Direct linkJan Schneider; Bibeg Limbu; Natalie Kiesler – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2025
Educational Technologies (EdTech) and Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) are established fields of academic research with the potential to transform educational practices and outcomes. Yet, they are currently facing several problems that undermine their efficacy and relevance. In this discussion paper, we examine recurrent complaints of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Electronic Learning
Spencer P. Greenhalgh – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2025
Jacques Ellul, a 20th century French academic, is best known for his writing on "technique," understood as both individual means to ends and an all-encompassing system that prioritizes efficient solutions to problems. While Ellul's terminology is not necessarily familiar in contemporary educational technology research, it represents…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education, Philosophy
Jason K. McDonald; Berenice Ventura – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2025
Despite the enormous investment in educational technology research, there are sincere questions about whether it is having a meaningful effect on issues that really matter. Put simply, is education better because of us? In this paper we argue that our field is not having the impact it could, due largely to our instrumentalist approach to ed tech…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Research
Charles B. Hodges; Stephanie L. Moore – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2025
In this paper, the authors examine the complex relationship between education research and policymaking, analyzing key barriers and potential solutions for increasing research impact on policy. Four main challenges are identified: differing cultures and incentives between researchers and policymakers, communication barriers, competing values in…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Matthew Schmidt; Jason K. McDonald; Stephanie Moore – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2025
The educational technology field is at a critical juncture, facing the dual pressures of rapid technological advancement and a pressing need for research that genuinely addresses educational challenges. Despite increasing awareness of these issues, a significant amount of educational technology research remains entrenched in superficial or…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Problems, Research Needs, Educational Technology
Ana-Paula Correia; Fan Xu; David A. Julian – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2025
Amid rapid technological advancements, it is increasingly crucial for educational technology research to move beyond a narrow focus on tools and gadgets, addressing instead the broader social and ethical challenges these technologies bring to education and human performance. Translational research, with roots in the biomedical sciences, is…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Educational Technology, Technological Advancement, Influence of Technology
