Designing Technology to Support the Hospital Classroom: Preliminary Findings

Hospital teachers are state-employed educators who provide K-12 instruction to children in the hospital. We conducted research to understand how technology is used in hospital classrooms, an area which has been relatively underexplored. We conducted semistructured interviews with five hospital teachers to understand their experience of using technology in and outside the classroom. Our findings revealed that hospital teachers often rely on older curricula given the changing education atmosphere; learning is often assessed through in-classroom observations of mastery; and technology and internet use by students is often restricted, which may inhibit opportunities to use AI and other technical resources in the classroom.We contribute a deeper understanding of technology use in the hospital classroom.