6 Myths of Education Technology

I firmly believe that if we are to make progress then we have to question current assumptions, beliefs and practices. This is true of ICT or educational technology just as much as in other areas of life and work. With this in mind, I present here what I am calling education technology myths, these are commonly held assumptions, beliefs or statements that anyone in the field are likely to come across at various times. Like all good ‘myths’ there may be, or at some time there may have once been, a grain of truth in them but, again like traditional myths, if we believe them unquestioningly then we are simply fooling ourselves!

I present these myths in no particular order, that is to say that number 1 is no worse than number 6 nor is any one more prevalent than others.