Education Technology in Digital Age

Education Technology in Digital Age

1. Technologies that has Changed the Digital Classroom

   • eTexts
     • Students can copy the PDF to mobile devices
   • Virtual Libraries
     • students build up their own virtual libraries
   • Online School Portals
     • virtual campuses come complete with individual rooms for each class
     • This innovation means students need not all be present at once
   • Webcams & Teleconferencing
     • Mailed audio and video recordings as a preferred media delivery method
   • Mobile Apps & Augmented Reality
     • AR allows students to point mobile device cams at objects around them

2. Effects of Technology on Classrooms and Students

   • Change in Student and Teacher Roles
     • The student is actively making choices
     • The teacher is no longer the dispenser of information
   • Increased Motivation and Self Esteem
     • Technology-based accomplishment
     • Motivation from a number of different perspectives
   • Technical Skills
     • The students acquire a basic understanding
   • Accomplishment of More Complex Tasks
     • Supports and capabilities provided by technology
   • More Collaboration with Peers
     • Students work cooperatively
   • Increased Use of Outside Resources
     • Incorporated telecommunications activities
   • Improved Design Skills/Attention to Audience
     • Multiple media give students choices

3. Making Education Fully Technological

   • The layout of the classroom will change immensely
     • Standing desks for students
     • Accommodation for students
     • Private workstations
     • Interactive projectors
     • Students will be given more autonomy
     • Spaces more adaptable
   • Virtual and augmented reality will change the educational landscape.
   • Flexible assignments and multiple learning styles
   • MOOCs and other online learning options

4. Global Trends in ICT and Education

   • Mobile Learning
   • Cloud computing
   • One-to-One computing
   • Ubiquitous learning
   • Gaming
   • Personalized learning
   • Redefinition of learning spaces
   • Teacher-generated open content
   • Smart portfolio assessment
   • Teacher managers/mentors

5. Exploring benefits

   • Preparing For the Workforce
   • No Student Left Behind
   • Quality of Writing
   • Social Class
   • The Danger of Making Technology So Critical
   • Technology’s Impact on the Future
   • Technology as a replacement for pen and paper is neutral