The Teacher in the Machine, 9780691198767
Hardcover
Education technology’s history: unfulfilled promises, shifting roles, and an uncertain future.
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The Teacher in the Machine

a human history of education technology

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  • Hardcover

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    2 September 2025

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Summary

The Algorithmic Classroom: A History of Technology and Transformation in Education

The surprising history of education technology and its political, financial, and social impact on higher education and our world.

From AI tutors who ensure individualized instruction but cannot do math to free online courses from elite universities that were supposed to democratize higher education, claims that technological innovations will transform education often fall shor…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780691198767
ISBN-10:0691198764
Author:Anne Trumbore
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Imprint:Princeton University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:2 September 2025
Weight:414g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm
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Critics Review

“Well-researched, fluently written… . A stunning exposé of how universities made, and lost, the Faustian bargain with big tech.” * Kirkus Reviews *

About The Author

Anne Trumbore

Anne Trumbore is Chief Digital Learning Officer at the Sands Institute for Lifelong Learning at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Previously, she led Wharton Online and helped develop new forms of student-centered online education at Coursera, NovoEd, and Stanford’s Online High School.

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