Pedagogical Value of Educational Technologies in the COVID-19 Pandemic: EdTech Experts’ Perspectives from Hungary, Kazakhstan, and Poland

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore EdTech experts’ perceptions about innovative practices introduced in the development of educational technologies to meet teaching and learning needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The author of this study inquired how EdTech experts viewed technological developments and their pedagogical value in local EdTech that delivered emergent remote education (ERE) in Hungary, Kazakhstan, and Poland from March 2020 to autumn 2021. The following research question guided the study: What are EdTech experts’ perceptions on the pedagogical use of technology associated with this mode of instruction? Semi-structured interview data with eight participants was collected and analysed with MAXQDA software. Findings indicated that EdTech experts viewed the pedagogical value of EdTech as challenges and opportunities for teaching and learning in online learning environments. The article suggests further avenues for research and contributes to the knowledge base in educational technology research.