Education Technology Society: Digital Technologies and the Commercialism of Education

Neil Selwyn and Faith Boninger

In this podcast episode of Education Technology Society, Professor Neil Selwyn speaks with Faith Boninger about how digital technologies are increasingly implicated in the commercialism of education. They discuss the long-running NEPC reports on virtual high schools (find them here), NEPC’s research on personalized learning systems, and why tech companies have an insatiable urge to "fix" education. 

The podcast was initially released on April 2, 2024.

 

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Neil Selwyn

Neil Selwyn is a Professor in the Faculty of Education at Monash University in Australia. He has worked for the past 28 years researching the integration of digit...
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Faith Boninger

Faith Boninger is NEPC's Publications Manager and Co-Director of NEPC's Commercialism in Education Research Unit. She brings to her research a backgroun...
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