From early times, humans adapted how they work, learn, interact with the world through new technology. Technology aids us with accomplishing a task; however, each tool brings its own affordances and constraints. A good instructional tool is unobtrusive so students can focus on learning. We can select the best instructional tool for learning using the heuristics of technology; pedagogy; usability and accessibility; and sustainability—even when considering tools as vastly different as simple machines to books to generative artificial intelligence (AI).
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