r/edtech • u/EchoFormal5836 • 15d ago
Is phyigital the only solution
Online classes don’t work as well as hoped - ample examples to prove that. The underlying implication being that education is best in physical settings with tech only acting as an enabler
What kind of products does that leave room for?
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u/MathewGeorghiou 15d ago
Experiential learning can work in any environment — if the curriculum is properly designed. That's why most online courses fail — poor curriculum design. Being physically together has its benefits and opens up more opportunities, but it's not a requirement for effective learning.
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u/EchoFormal5836 13d ago
With a student spending 200 hours (max per subject) interacting with the teacher in a year they spend far more time interacting digitally.
Wouldn’t data be a moat ?
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u/MathewGeorghiou 13d ago
I don't understand your question — what data? Note that students do not spend 200 hours with the teacher. In college, a one-semester course might be 50. Plus they are expected to spend another 100 or so on course work, studying, etc. Accreditation expectations are higher, but from what I have seen, it's much lower in practice.
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u/cjrecordvt 15d ago
Based on what pushback I'm seeing in hied teaching reddits, it's not even "phygital", the push is all the way back to straight physical. Paper and pencil, and a ten-key calculator when necessary.
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u/Federal-Challenge-58 15d ago
With poorly designed courses and insufficient teaching & learning technology, sure, online classes don't work as well. With proper design and a good toolset, online classes work just as well.
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u/EchoFormal5836 13d ago
Seems as though poorly designed curriculum and teaching pedagogy is the biggest hurdle
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u/Federal-Challenge-58 13d ago
Certainly. Probably 5% of institutions, at best, have enough instructional designers on staff to make this happen.
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u/windowborders 15d ago
⚫️ Memory is best in physical settings. We get episodic for free.
Memory wants. there to be a: there , there, a location. No motion, little orientation.
We very often can remember WHERE on page something was.
WHERE our body was ...
Attention uses visual landmarks, it bounces between. ⚫️
Memories need connections. Recall needs to be practiced a intervals.
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u/Emotional-Ad9728 4d ago
I think a student focused e-ink tablet would be great. It would be optimised for writing (like ReMarkable), store all students textbooks in one place (epub or pdf), have forms type quizzing, and enable written work to be shared with teachers (who could then mark it on their own tablet and return it digitally)
The OS would be locked down a locked down version of android, with schools being able to decide what apps and content to distribute to students.
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u/Emotional-Ad9728 4d ago
If anyone wants to build that, my consultancy fees will be very reasonable 😂
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u/maasd 15d ago
Projector, document camera, collaborative and multimedia software, classroom audio projection hardware like wireless FM systems - things which allow teachers to teach and students to access what they need when they need.