education technology

The Ford School's Brian Jacob recently spoke with The Wall Street Journal regarding his 2023 research survey on the use of technology in classrooms. Jacob's survey was conducted among 1,000 educators and showed technology is used for completing...

In partnership with CAI, Ford School professor Liz Gerber was able to take an idea scribbled on a napkin and turn it into a powerful simulation tool for teachers and students.  Following more than 100 simulations involving more than 4,000 users...

Facial recognition (FR) technology should be banned for use in schools, according to a new study by the Science, Technology and Public Policy program (STPP) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.  The study...

In a November 22 article for the New York Times’ Economic View column, "Laptops are great. But not during a lecture or a meeting," Susan Dynarski reviews the research on electronic note taking during college lectures: Do these aids help or harm...