Daisy Christodoulou asks why education technology has not yet had the impact on schools that has long been promised, and what it could still do. The book's description says she looks at both sides of the debate: missed opportunities that ignore how people learn, and areas where ed tech has worked.
What the book covers
The description names these topics:
- the science of learning and assessment
- personalisation
- the continued importance of teaching facts
- international examples, from large digital teaching programmes to start-ups, and what has and has not worked
She ends with a case for technology developed alongside teachers' expertise and used to improve outcomes.
Who it is for
Leaders weighing up spending on education technology, and anyone in a school who wants an argument about ed tech grounded in how pupils learn rather than in what a product promises. It was published in 2020, so it predates current generative AI tools.
About the book
- Author: Daisy Christodoulou, who draws on her own classroom experience and work in the education community.
- Full title: Teachers vs Tech? The case for an ed tech revolution.
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2020. Paperback, 232 pages, ISBN 9781382004121.
Source: description from the retailer listing on Backstory; publication details from the Kingston Frontenac Public Library catalogue (Oxford University Press's own page could not be loaded), checked 13 October 2026.