Industrialization of education, edtech and teaching activity

Abstract

This paper presents a discussion about the industrialization of education, taking into account the current academic scenario in which we observe that educational technology (Edtech) has a crucial role in both academic and administrative activities. The theoretical background takes place in the work of Pierre Moeglin (2016), named Industrialiser l’education: anthologie commentée (1913-2012). His work shows characteristics of the academic environment, institutionalized by the educational industries managers. The role played by Edtech also appears as an in important issue in the discussion: its place in the commercial sector, in terms of financial numbers, as well as its importance to distance education (EAD). In relation to teaching activities, educational institutions are adopting some information technology systems and apparatus in order to control actions and even behaviors of their teachers, besides control and evaluate their performance.