Educational Technology

Educational technology (commonly abbreviated as edutech or edtech) refers to the use of computer hardware, software, and educational theory and practice to facilitate learning and teaching. In contemporary usage, the field also encompasses large-scale digital systems such as learning management platforms, learning analytics infrastructures, and artificial intelligence–supported tools used across academic, professional, and enterprise learning contexts.When referred to with its abbreviation, "EdTech", it often refers to the industry of companies that create educational technology.Scholars such as Tanner Mirrlees and Shahid Alvi (2019) have described the edtech industry as consisting largely of privately owned companies involved in producing and distributing educational technologies for commercial purposes.