While the shift from print to digital remade all of society, it failed to revolutionize public education as many had hoped, because of chaotic decentralized adoption, uneven use, and weak teacher supports. Technology-enhanced learning can still succeed if schools work together to make the best use of tech, especially AI, in ways that encourage student creativity and critical thinking, with universal access to broadband connectivity and learning devices.
About the Author
Tom Vander Ark is an advocate for innovations in learning. As CEO of Getting Smart, he is an advisor to schools, foundations, and learning organizations. The author of numerous books and blogs, Vander Ark previously served as the first executive director of education for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and was a public school superintendent in Washington State.
7. Unfulfilled Promise:The Forty-Year Shift from Print to Digital and Why It Failed to Transform Learning by Hoover Institution on Scribd
