The use of digital technologies in education (‘EdTech’) has created problems of centralization of control over educational processes, as well as privatization of education. The use of proprietary EdTech creates a dangerous vendor lock-in, in which teacher agency and institutional autonomy are…
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The Centre for Education and Technology, IT for Change, seeks to build participatory models that strengthen teacher agency, school autonomy, adolescent education and community participation, in partnership with public education systems. Our field projects systemically integrate digital technologies for connecting, creating and collaborating at school, district and state levels. Our research includes digital intelligence, collaborative OER models, communities of practice and free and open technologies.
Our research and practice inputs to national and state curriculum programs, and the courses we offer with academic institutions. In our advocacy with government institutions and civil society, we critique dominant models that privatize education through outsourcing, or centralize control with bureaucracies and vendors, and argue the necessity and possibilities for empowering choices of digital technologies in education.
FEATURED
The webinar titled 'Exploring Generative AI in UK Higher Education: Perspectives from Institutions, Educators, and Students' was organized on the 2nd of May, 2025 by The Comparative Education Society of India (CESI) Research Interest Group 154 (Education and Technology), Critical EdTech India (…
The Technology Integration for Inclusive Education (TIIE) project was envisioned recognizing the need for inclusive approaches and strategies to address the learning needs of all students, including those with mild learning difficulties. The project also aimed to explore ways in which technology…
One of our dreams, as teacher educators, has been to work towards eliminating the gap that exists between academicians on one hand and teachers on the other. Academicians read, write, theorize, and research while teachers teach.
In a small way, this dream was realized when our work with the…
The Technology Integration for Equitable Education (TIEE) program, implemented by IT for Change from July 2023 to June 2025, aimed to enhance inclusive and equitable learning in government schools across Bengaluru South and Mysuru districts in Karnataka, India. With a vision to promote equity and…
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Government High School teachers share experiences from the Bengaluru South 3 Block 'Community of Learning'
