The Education Technology Revolution is Coming

Education technology can empower both the teacher and learner to promote change while fostering the development of new skills. Developing countries have not placed much emphasis on the idea of quality education. The University of Bahrain however has gone an extra mile to adopt technology in education to promote sustainability. The results have been positive with an effective learning process witness coupled with great student achievements. Jamil, Mubashrah, and Jamil Hussain Shah. He lists a number of positive effects of the technology tools both hours outside and inside school. Richtel, Matt. The New York Ties. The New York Times. Web. S. News& World Report. Web. Dec. usnews. I can say that education is becoming a choice for any learner who seeks to find something different. Learners are therefore in a position to see the difference in learning and make decisions.

Technology is revolving in education and what we have started experiencing is just the beginning of a greater change expected to be brought about by technology (AlAmmary and Jaflah, 248-257). Technology in the classroom involves both students and teachers. The previous system in education was driven by lecturers. The Pew research found out that there is minimal similarity in the way young and old teachers perceive technological impact. A good percentage perceives that technology has conditioned students into finding quick answers. The others like krispane say that with technology like videogames plus digital presentations, students get engaged. Some like Hope Molina-Porter are worried that teachers add up to the problem of technology by giving adjustments during lessons to accommodate short spans of attention. According to Behren, the classroom scenery is going to be replaced by technology.

Therefore, some institutions and colleges will neither be available for students to pursue their education in them. Moreover, he says that every aspect based on education and life issues will change. The talk has almost changed to be of the new and growing Technology which excites everybody and to some extend some have become scary. However, being that this is a new Technology it still sounds and indicates the same changes that happened in the recent past when a new Technology was introduced. He believes that in order to get learners engaged, education needs to be social, mobile, open and analytical. However, technology is changing education in a bad way too. Like cell phone, apps, and television, those are technologies that resist student from the study. In summary, everything has both harmful and good effect of technology.

If we use technology in a right way, it improves our study. However, if we use technology in a wrong way, like play a cell phone during the class, it also can destroy us. usnews. com/opinion/articles/2013/03/01/the-education-technology-revolution-is-coming Cradler, John. Summary of current research and evaluation findings on technology in education.  San Francisco, CA: Far West Laboratory (1994). Jamil, Mubashrah, and Jamil Hussain Shah.