EdTech and the Environment: A Research Program

Abstract The global EdTech market, valued at nearly USD 250 billion, generates not only revenue but substantial ecological and planetary costs that the EdTech scholarly community has insufficiently examined. This article argues that those working in and around EdTech bear a moral responsibility to move beyond (non)performative engagement with sustainable development goals toward serious, structural inquiry into the environmental impacts of EdTech. Drawing on a postdigital transdisciplinary framework, we identify key scholarly fields and approaches—Critical EdTech Studies, AI and education research, postdigital-biodigital approaches, Education for Sustainable Development, degrowth theory, ecopedagogy, and…

• NR
  National Research Foundation
• MU
  Monash University
• MO
  Ministry of Education
• NR
  National Research Foundation of Korea
• FP
  Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia