Abstract:
Although a positive impact of technology interventions on educational practice and student
outcomes has been shown in many previous research settings, the use of technology in
classrooms and schools is still often superficial and not meeting the potential of technology
as envisioned by education reformers and researchers in the field. However, when technology
projects have been implemented successfully in educational practice and shown valuable
impacts, sustainability within similar contexts is not guaranteed—let alone scaling the
initiative to other broader contexts. This article builds on the discussions of the EDUsummIT
2017 Thematic Working Group 9 (TWG9) and the summary report that captured the
outcome of those discussions. The goal of TWG9 was to help inform policy and practice
by providing insights into key factors that contribute to scalability and sustainability of
educational technology integration and impact.
