This card explores the role of academic research in the intersection of **education and technology**. Educational technology sits at the intersection of many academic disciplines, including psychology, computer science, sociology, linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy and more. --- TODO * try to make this point make sense * The objective and complex domains of computer science, used to support learning in a physical medium of the brain. But the base is weak given the value-laden purpose of education, further made complex by sociological conflicts in values and structures. It is incredibly complex given that nature * The well-defined realm of computer science * The value-laden [[Purpose of education|purpose of education]] * The biological basis of where learning happens * The sociological complexities of how knowledge is constructed