Where do you see technology & education developing next? How do you think the symbiotic relationship between the two will evolve over the next 10 years?
Within the past ten years technology has rapidly teemed with education in creating a revolution of change. At times, schools take advantage of technology and utilize its benefits to better enhance the classroom lessons. These lessons often prompt critical thinking, active learning, and collaboration amongst students. Students also utilize their experiences with using technology in the education setting, into the business world. Teachers do see the benefits that technology has to offer, though they lack the time, resources and training to integrate it within a lesson. The digital age is here to stay and it is important to help all teachers jump on the bandwagon of technology integration in education.
The book Next: the Future Just Happened (Lewis, 2001) is the perfect example of how the Internet has revolutionized the way people live. Two high school students used the Internet during off school hours to follow the stock market and bestow legal advice free of charge. These two examples illustrate the power of technology and the need to incorporate it within a classroom setting. Lewis depicts the successes of these two people and how it impacts not only themselves and businesses. With this said, it is important to note that technology is a key function in the way businesses run today.
Ten years from now, I believe that education will have a symbiotic relationship with technology. I hope that all classrooms will be fully equipped with the latest technological innovations that impact learning. It is my hope that more collaboration will be done online, in the hopes to teach business skills as well as computer skills. Students will take control of the new technological revolution in education. They will express a need to their teachers about how technology can transform our society for the better.
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