![]() ![]() ![]() Furthermore, according to Toyama, there is no evidence that tablets in schools programs have actually improved educational outcomes across the board. When other researchers visited the Hole in the Wall project, they found that the computers had either been stolen or were only used to play video games. ![]() It all sounds great but are these anecdotes backed up by fact? Kentaro Toyama, author of “The Geek Heresy” argues that edu-tech solutions often don’t meet the high expectations placed on them. Take the Hole in the Wall project for example: Sugata Mitra left a computer in a slum area and came back a few weeks later to discover teenagers teaching themselves to code and learning about biotechnology. Stories abound of technological solutions leading to educational miracles. With the right device and an internet connection, anyone can sign up for one of the quickly proliferating MOOCs and get a first-class education for free. Computers and tablets are increasingly being touted as a panacea for improving global literacy. ![]()
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