Graham Brown-Martin : "We continue to use technology to reinforce 19th century teaching practice"

What do you see as the most important development that technology has had on education in the last ten years?

We have to define what we mean by "education". If I was thinking about schools in a Western context then I would have so say not very much has really changed despite the rapid shifts that we have seen in practically every aspect of our everyday lives. Education as a concept hasn't really changed since the societal shift caused by the Industrial Revolution in 1750 and where the role of education was to transform agricultural workers into compliant factory workers. Until the mid-1950's this pretty much worked however as we progress through this century we can be sure that the industrial model will literally run out of steam. I think this is why we are all so interested in transformation, we intuitively understand that the underlying foundation of society is shifting and as a result we want to ensure that our young people are properly equipped for this new world. Yet we fear transformation and change so the question will not be technological but whether we will help or hinder future generations who will need to reshape their world.