Technology – The Future Of Education

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Anirudh Das
Apr 11, 2019   •  10 views

The days of knowledge being confined within the boundaries of books are far gone. The inevitable integration of technology in almost every aspect of our lives has taken education onto new platforms, made it more interactive, easily accessible and opened doors for numerous new possibilities. However the digitization of education is not the only way, in a broad sense, technology can guide the future of education in three key parameters that are ‘availability’, ‘accessibility’ and ‘affectability’.

Making the content available is a prerequisite condition and technology has indeed made the content available via various means and the content is out there on various platforms. From interactive e-books, online websites to offline learning applications, etc. Another aspect of availability is the relevance and correctness of the content that is made available, if the content is irrelevant and incorrect the whole purpose is in vain thus using technology to get the most accurate information to make the content. It is important for the proper conditioning of the learners and help them grow.

When it comes to accessibility it is important to understand that making education accessible at the grass root level of society is important. It’s important to understand that there are socio-economic disparities among different sections of the society and thus not everyone has equal access to resource. This is one of the main reasons of illiteracy in many underdeveloped countries with stagnant economic growth. Providing education via different mediums has come a long and been a major help in terms of area coverage. Not only the digital platform but also by the means of new cost effective printing machines that made printed books and other study materials cheaper. Also with growing technology various methods to produce electricity in downtrodden areas has opened doors for smart classrooms.

Now coming onto the affectability everything boils down to how efficient and affective the consumption of knowledge is. The fundamental need for education is that it has the power to change an individual from being a liability to a human resource. Hence the quality of the education that is made available and is accessible is also very crucial. The language barriers also must be kept in mind and thus the knowledge or the information must be translated to local languages for easy and better comprehension of the content.

Technology not only can be used for making education available, accessible and affective it can also enhance the quality of existing education infrastructure and making it more interactive. Despite the best intentions and planning, education technology implementations often do not deliver the anticipated value. Hence keeping other factors at right place the process of implementation and utilization of technology driven education is the most rudimentary factor that will guide the future of education.

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