A friend recently sent me a link to an article with a click-baity headline: something like “Virtual Reality Will Change Education Forever.”
Her pithy comment: “This is obviously nonsense.” (It’s possible she used a spicier word that ‘nonsense.’)
On the one hand, I’m skeptical that ANYTHING will change education forever. Heck, if Covid didn’t transform education, who knows what will.
More specifically, ed-tech claims about “transforming education” have been around for a long time. Their track record doesn’t dazzle. (Smart boards, anyone?)
On the other hand, I always like to find reserch that challenges my long-held beliefs. After all, if I can’t learn from people who disagree with me, who can I learn from?
So, I followed my usual process.
