Audrey Watters has put together a collection of resources to help educators and developers understand each other. She has two pages, one titled "What Technologists Need to Know about Education", the other "What Educators Need to Know about Technology". Both include links to many other articles and book reviews.
I don't particularly agree that most educators need to know about the software industry (as in the second link). On the other hand, the first link ("What Technologists Need to Know about Education") is extremely valuable for everyone, especially educators who are just starting to dip their toes into blended and/or online learning models. If you're interested in expanding your understanding of ed-tech, start with that page.
Here's the address for the main page: guide.hackeducation.com. It's a welcome resource, and I hope Ms. Watters can maintain and update it in the future.
