of course its the season to be as festive as possible. i feel somewhat mellow today. but still im wishing everyone an unprecedentedly festal Christmas and a Convivial New Year
Thursday, 25 December 2014
Thursday, 4 December 2014
Technology to the Rescue. How it has changed education
Technology has broadned the scope of education for better, but it can have its downsides.
computers have been a mainstay in modern education because they have let the learners take control.
With processing power increasing in mobile technology, the way that students of all ages can browse the internet, word process and do all the things i mentioned in my " The Value of Mobile Technology in Education..." post. with ease, in safety, and with speed.
these methods also encourage independent learning/study. as the decades have moved on, the OU (Open University) has had masses of information passed through the internet, making enrolment and studying a lot easier.
"Most of us carry more advanced technology in the smartphone in our pocket, than Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin used to reach the moon" - Gove, Michael, education minister.
he also stated that although technology is entering the learning environment, a victorian teacher could enter 21st century classroom, and feel completely at home. This is because the model of education hasn't changed.
Wherever a student is in the world, he or she is in the vicinity of technology. There are now aplications on phones and tablets which make research as simple as taking a photograph. Although mainly for tourists, school pupils can take photographs and as the picture is loaded on the screen, information is beamed onto the screen as well, showing off the history of the monument, building, point of interest.
However, technology must not be used as a crutch, it must be used in a way that can help, not hinder or be of harm. Luckily, Anti virus software and security can help avoid this.
One way Education has vastly improved with technology is via Skype. this way, absent students can tap into a lecture from home. Also having an online library of TED talks can aid any research 10 fold.
In short then, technology can and will continue to help the success rate of students/pupils and workmates alike.
computers have been a mainstay in modern education because they have let the learners take control.
With processing power increasing in mobile technology, the way that students of all ages can browse the internet, word process and do all the things i mentioned in my " The Value of Mobile Technology in Education..." post. with ease, in safety, and with speed.
these methods also encourage independent learning/study. as the decades have moved on, the OU (Open University) has had masses of information passed through the internet, making enrolment and studying a lot easier.
"Most of us carry more advanced technology in the smartphone in our pocket, than Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin used to reach the moon" - Gove, Michael, education minister.
he also stated that although technology is entering the learning environment, a victorian teacher could enter 21st century classroom, and feel completely at home. This is because the model of education hasn't changed.
Wherever a student is in the world, he or she is in the vicinity of technology. There are now aplications on phones and tablets which make research as simple as taking a photograph. Although mainly for tourists, school pupils can take photographs and as the picture is loaded on the screen, information is beamed onto the screen as well, showing off the history of the monument, building, point of interest.
However, technology must not be used as a crutch, it must be used in a way that can help, not hinder or be of harm. Luckily, Anti virus software and security can help avoid this.
One way Education has vastly improved with technology is via Skype. this way, absent students can tap into a lecture from home. Also having an online library of TED talks can aid any research 10 fold.
In short then, technology can and will continue to help the success rate of students/pupils and workmates alike.
Barriers to Learning
There are many reasons for the learning process to be restricted by technology. this post goes through the major ones in depth.
Firstly we see what holds the learner back from achieving goals.
Not being proficient in the technology that has to be implimented, meaning to say that they have not used the impliment before, or have not wished to until now. according to the inquirer.net,
"17% of people dont have internet access, Most of those people don't want it"
( Page, Carly. august 8th 2013)
This is quite the setback in modern education as most students are now dependent on technology to survive, research and aquire the knowledge they need for decent assignments etc.
The next barrier, quite the major one is Copyright, Symbolised by:
Firstly we see what holds the learner back from achieving goals.
Not being proficient in the technology that has to be implimented, meaning to say that they have not used the impliment before, or have not wished to until now. according to the inquirer.net,
"17% of people dont have internet access, Most of those people don't want it"
( Page, Carly. august 8th 2013)
This is quite the setback in modern education as most students are now dependent on technology to survive, research and aquire the knowledge they need for decent assignments etc.
The next barrier, quite the major one is Copyright, Symbolised by:
©.
any form of written text, as soon as it is written or typed, is copyrighted, in theory anyway. also, as soon as a video clip is filmed or a piece of music is recorded, it is copyrighted. If a student then tries to pass it off as his or her own work, it is classed as copyrite violation, or plagiarism.
If a student wishes to quote something, another setback/barrier is reliabillity, ergo, the way to find out if the sourced text is genuine, the learner may wish to double check the information with another
trusted source. this way, the learner will have more chance of getting a good grade.
Faculty Proficiency With Technology:
In a nutshell, Educause Quarterly tells us that one of the reasons people find it hard to learn with technology is that the staff in the particular institution have very limited knowledge of the technology needed, or they don't know what software is needed etc.
-Buttler, D L. Sellbom M. (2002). Barriers to Adopting Technology for teaching and learning. Educause Quarterly. 2 (1), 22-28
trusted source. this way, the learner will have more chance of getting a good grade.
Faculty Proficiency With Technology:
In a nutshell, Educause Quarterly tells us that one of the reasons people find it hard to learn with technology is that the staff in the particular institution have very limited knowledge of the technology needed, or they don't know what software is needed etc.
-Buttler, D L. Sellbom M. (2002). Barriers to Adopting Technology for teaching and learning. Educause Quarterly. 2 (1), 22-28
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