Empowering teaching and learning with educational technology: Literature review

Many existing reviews of educational technologies focus on the affordances of specific types of technology rather than how different technologies can be designed and used to achieve specific teaching and learning objectives. Furthermore, there appears to be a widely held assumption that the use of educational technology will result in improved outcomes. However, there has been limited scrutiny of evidence about the extent to which use of educational technologies impacts teaching and learning outcomes in school contexts. To address these gaps in understanding of educational technologies, this literature review examines the design of technologies, exploring how they have been leveraged to improve various student learning processes and pedagogical practices. Additionally, the review synthesises key findings from existing research on evidence about the impact of technology use in schools. These insights can guide future decisions around the adoption and evaluation of technologies in schools that ensure alignment with pedagogical goals and lead to improvements in student learning.