Quote
"With the advancement of Information and Technology. learners at large use innumerable computer softwares and gadgets to facilitate learning . They have become virtual learners In such respect, they gradually become autonomous learners. They can work independently . The teachers will act as facilitators in the process of learning and acquiring knowledge.Learning is so much fun as the students are able to pace their process of learning according to their capability, intelligence and knowledge.Similarly,students are widely exposed to the use of latest modern technology which can help them in the process of learning and quest for knowledge.It is a phenomenon that human beings are trying to attain to prepare them for the onset of the 21st century.Henceforth, traditional and obsolete learning styles will have to be replaced with sophisticated and modern technology which cater to the development and needs of the students ("Web 2.0 and," 2011)".
Response
I chose this quote because I feel this sums up what the future of education looks like. More and more education is advancing towards the technology field. I have personally seen this. When I first entered college in 1994 you met with your adviser and field out a paper form for your classes. A blackboard was just that a board that hung on the wall and professors used chalk to write on it. There was no Internet to do research you went to the library to look up information. When I came back to college in 2009 to finish my degree it was a shock when I met with my adviser and he gave me a pin number and told me to get online and register for my classes. My point here is that in just 15 years technology had grown by leaps and bounds and because my education had been done in the "Old Style" I really was not ready for it.
Now lets look at whats going on in the schools today. There are those teachers out there that still don not take advantage of the technology that is available to them. They still use the old practice of teaching. As it says in this quote "human beings are trying to attain to prepare them for the onset of the 21st century.Henceforth, traditional and obsolete learning styles will have to be replaced with sophisticated and modern technology which cater to the development and needs of the students ("Web 2.0 and," 2011)". To truly prepare our students for the 21st century we need to use technology and those Educators that do not want to get on board with this need to step down because are they really preparing their students and is that not their job?
Here is a great article about how technology is being used in classrooms around the country. In this article it also gives parents ways they can see if technology is being used and how they can help, great schools.
Sources
Web 2.0 and emerging learning technologies/learning styles. (2011, May 19). Retrieved from http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Web_2.0_and_Emerging_Learning_Technologies/Learning_Styles
Technology in the classroom : Fad or foundation for learning. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.greatschools.org/students/media-kids/130-technology-in-the-classroom-fad-or-foundation-for-learning.gs?page=1
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