Giving Compass' Take:

• EdSurge takes a look into where the future of technology in education is going. The consensus is that although educational advances will rely on tech, true progress lies in the hands of people. 

• How can we ensure that the new wave of tech for education will be beneficial and productive? How can we stress the importance of teachers and human contact learning? 

• Learn how technology is inevitably shaping the future of education. 

In 2013, I had the opportunity to discuss the future of education with Eric Schmidt, who was then the executive chairman of Google. I was keen to find out his take: Would technology ever replace the teacher? At that time, this question was being debated throughout the education world. We had seen two decades of technological revolution in schools, starting with desktop computers, then networks, laptops, interactive whiteboard boards and on and on it went...

His answer to me was immediate and unequivocal. “No,” he said. “Never.”

He went on to explain that whilst technology was incredible, more than just a catalyst for change, it shouldn’t and wouldn’t ever replace teachers. Why? And why, especially, would one of the world’s foremost technology leaders believe this? Because, in his words, “Education, is, at its heart, about the development of human beings. To do that, you will always need high levels of human interaction.”

Read the full article about technology in education by Richard Gerver at EdSurge.