The fusion of technology and education; a miracle for 21st century students.
The impact of technology on the world is huge and education is one of the things that has been heavily impacted. I can't imagine today what education would look like without technology and aside from the fact students won't have access to enough learning materials, education wouldn't be as interesting as it is today.
I didn't experience what education looks like during the times of our parents and with the little stories I have heard from my mom, I can confidently tell that children who started their education in the 21st century didn't go through any hardship. Things might not be as easy as they are today when you can dig anything out from the internet but education from the year 2000 upward was way better than what our parents experienced.
The impact of technology on education is not restricted to learning, I think there is more to it. We might not take the transportation of students from home to school as a big deal but it is because without technology there won't be means of conveying students easily from home to school and vice versa.
Our parents trekked from one town to the other just to get educated, many students won't be able to raise their feet tomorrow if they cover those distances today. They wrote on slates while we used notebooks, and today, some schools use computers and other devices for learning in classrooms. As insignificant as we might think some of these things might be, many people won't have been eager to study without the easiness technology has given us.
The effect of technology on education can't be overlooked and it has made learning very much easier. It is interesting to know that with a smartphone and the internet, you can lay your hands on any information or material for learning even though you might need to pay a few bucks.
Combing the library was the only way to learn things that weren't taught in class, it was difficult going through those giant books. You need to comb different textbooks to get different author's ideas on a particular topic but today, you can do that in less than 5 minutes with the help of technology. Despite the good sides of technology on education, we can't deny the fact that it has its negative sides to it.
Technology has made a lot of students lazy, most projects and research are done through the internet which wasn't so before now.
There are a few questions I will give response to below, I hope you enjoy reading to the end.
How did these devices help you in your schooling?
The first time I used a device for school work was in senior school when i got my first scientific calculator. In SS2, we were given a geography assignment that require collecting some information online.
Although it was expensive but we got to learn things we couldn't find in textbooks, that one experience opened my eyes to how much I could benefit from the internet. After that experience, I began learning from the internet because my mom supported me with anything that would help me learn better.
Sometimes, my mates think I have this super brain when talking. They failed to utilize the power of the phones they had which I couldn't afford and when I could afford one, learning went to a whole different level for me.
During my tertiary education, I really enjoyed using the internet to study because I usually don't have money for textbooks or handouts but I can get any material on the internet. It really helped because there are times when lecturers even say blunders and surfing the internet reveals the truth.
Did they constitute a distraction? Or were they of great help?
The impacts of technology on education were very helpful for me, I benefited a lot from reading materials online, watching tutorial videos, and so on.
But, as I mentioned earlier. There are setbacks with the great help technology has rendered and today, I do say young students reading from the internet must be done with parental supervision.
One of my siblings gets a lot of research homework so we gave him good access to the internet. On a fateful day, I decided to check the device he uses and I discovered he was doing more than reading. The distraction involved is much, I do take breaks to listen to music, chat, play games, and others which aren't helping when studying, sometimes I even get carried away doing these things.
What do you think is the future of education with respect to technology in your own opinion?
The future of technology is uncertain and if doesn't lead to the end of the world, it will still bring more improvement to education. I don't know how or what the improvement would look like but I am sure it will.
During the lockdown, students took lectures from the comfort of their homes. Not many saw t the possibility of that before Covid and I am certain that there are still more impacts technology can have on education.
Regardless of the setbacks with the fusion of technology and education, I do still choose the positive impacts on many students across the world.
Thanks for reading.
You are actually right tho, education has really transformed and technology added to it has created some sort of great awareness which has made learning so easy. Now one can easily go online to study different things even without going to school to learn them.. Aside from education also, technology has really helped in different aspect
Technology has really helped our generation to learn easily and more effectively since we have access to lots of materials at the tip of our fingers from the Internet.
Thanks for reading.
Yeah you are right. Life is much better now
Technology indeed has impacted (and is impacting) education in a way that we may not have imagined many years ago. Although there are certain cons to using it, the benefit can be enormous too especially when properly utilized.
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It is truly still impacting the world of education and despite the issues attached, it positive impact on the world can't be overlooked.
I can't imagine what education level will looks like without the help of technology because during the days of our mothers it is said that they make use of wooden to write but now we can even save our notes on the internet for many years
And that is the good impact that technology have made for the living
And not only on education but it makes life easier for people because you can work from anywhere you are as long as you have your gadget with you.
A lot of things in the world have been affected by technology and its impact on education can't be overlooked.
Our parents went through hardship to study but we learn with ease today due to the development education has brought into education.
Technology has made more positive impact to especially the younger genemore than the negative.
I wish you well
It's the positive impact it bigger can't be condemned because of its setbacks and we all just need to be disciplined enough to do away with the setbacks
Self discipline is a kry in this era
I’m sure the future of education will be brighter with the help of technology.
Technology also helped me a lot when I was in school and it’s still helping me till date.
Yeah, the future is bright with technology, and this thing called tech might as well lead to the end of the world.
We hope for the best
Great post.
I also think the benefits far outweigh the distractions it may cause if we put it in great use.
Many things have changed and they are all for good ranging from Feb inception of exercise books, biro down to the invention of zoom and Google meet apps
The benefits outweigh the setbacks, a lot of things we refer to as issues with technology in education are avoidable, and like j do always tell people, we need the discipline to balance the use of technology with education.
Exactly... Disciplining ourselves will really help us to a great extent in making good use of these devices
By now education and technology are linked and I believe that covid has changed things even more.
I was lucky enough to also live the period in which technology was not there and I think this helped me in some way.
Today, however, technology is important and allows education to reach everywhere, so it shouldn't be neglected but improved more and more.
Nice post!
We didn't have access to technology when I was in junior school but it was available in senior school. I couldn't afford a phone so I visited the cyber cafe often.
This reminds me of the time before I had a phone but I was very much interested in what the internet had to offer. I was always going to cybercafe, using my money for food to buy thirty minutes or one hour of browsing time.
It was always fun indeed. But as many of us later got phones, those cyber cafes shut down.
Its still a fond memory for me sha.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
I spent a lot of time at the cyber cafe too, it was fun sitting and surfing the internet back then even though we paid a lot for tickets.
Everything is now in the past and the things we paid a lot of money back then is what we can use easily today.
technology has really impacted alot of students, really there is negative side to it, but when we look at iyt clearly we would know that technology really is helpful
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It has done more good than harm in the education sector and the bad side of it is our fault and not that of technology.
Humans tend to overdo a lot of things and the lack of discipline we have with those devices is what resulted into what we refer to as bad side.
Arguably speaking, if technology was a person, he would be a very confusing fellow 😂.... Just saying though looking at it's double edged sword I don't think I will trust it.
Look at me speaking, everything I do is even tech related 😂😂😜
Lolz, the true is that there is nothing called technology without human. We did research, add one to two and invented things, we did it and unfortunately, we are destroying ourselves with it as well.
Very well spoken.
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