The following is written by guest blogger Artur Meyster of Career Karma
Technology is changing the duties of students and teachers in the classroom. Students are doing more of the educational lifting through learning modules and learning management systems, while teachers are transitioning to facilitators rather than the knowledge gatekeeper. These new changes force students to be active participants in the learning process rather than merely watching or listening.
The new role for teachers is to stay up to date with technology so they can properly implement new technology in their classroom. Students will need to rely less on Google and fully engage in learning modules. Students will slowly learn that applying skills are different from the ability to Google the answer. These new roles will create changes to the current educational model.
Let Technology Steer Classrooms
Technology is the driving force in our health, education, and economy. The world is moving away from books and paper to phones, laptops, and tablets. Schools need to do the same thing. For too long, the education industry has remained stagnant and used the same lecture model while reading the same novels. Technology should be at the forefront of the classroom.
The fear that students will use the Internet for unproductive reasons won’t teach them the skills they need for the professional world. Technology will always be a source of distraction. Students need to build the skill of remaining on topic. Teachers, on the other hand, need to trust that their students are not using the Internet to cheat.
Teachers will need to step aside and let technology handle a greater load of the teaching. Technology gives students access to the best pedagogy and researched teaching strategies for each content. This will change the teacher’s role and, in turn, will increase the learning potential for students. Teachers will become learning facilitators as technology evolves to teach more topics adequately.
Teach Students New Methods to Build Skills
Implementing technology doesn’t mean getting rid of old processes. It just means they look different. Students will still need to compile research to write papers in college. The research tools may look different from what they did a few decades ago, but the same principles apply. Yes, the Internet does save students time when looking for research, but online master’s degree students still need to know how to find scholarly articles and reputable, peer-reviewed research for their papers.
Technology Gives Students More Hands-On Experience
As teachers increase the use of technology in their classrooms, students will spend more time learning independently. Students won’t use their teacher for primary knowledge but will use the things they learn through technology to ask their teachers questions. Technology allows students in schools with smaller budgets to complete science experiments without expensive equipment through software programs.
Advanced programs make learning online more similar to in-person learning. Technology, like web conferencing and messaging apps, make online courses more similar to their traditional counterparts. These advances will allow the best online degrees to give students the same experience as students who learned in class.
Don’t Leave Teachers to Learn Technology on Their Own
Teachers with years of experience should receive support in the implementation of new educational technology. Colleges and universities need to create comprehensive plans to train their teachers in new technologies and require their use in the classroom. Teachers can be resistant to change, but the future of education will involve more and more technology, meaning any resistance will slow the progress of advancing education.
Education Will Change Every Year
The education industry will change at the same pace as technology. Even schools that can’t afford the newest technology will get access to technologies that recently became cheaper. Teachers and students need to be agile to keep up with the constantly changing environment. When new products become available each year, both teachers and students will need to learn how new technologies function. This may seem like a waste of learning time, but learning new tools is a transferable skill that students will need as they transform from student to employee. Students and teachers who adopt new technologies the quickest will thrive in the fastest online degree programs.
The rapidly changing environment of the education industry at the hands of technology has the possibility to make people uneasy as a long-standing industry adopts changes that will make it unrecognizable. These changes will increase the opportunities of learners through increased access to hands-on learning. Technology will take education to new heights.
"Mwandishi wa blogi ya wageni Artur Meister, ambaye ni mwanafunzi wa chuo kikuu cha Karma, alisema: ""Tabibu za Karma zinabadilisha majukumu ya wanafunzi na walimu darasani." Wanafunzi wanafanya zaidi ya kuinua elimu kupitia moduli za kujifunza na mifumo ya usimamizi wa kujifunza, wakati walimu wanabadilika kuwa wasimamizi badala ya mlinzi wa maarifa. Mabadiliko hayo mapya huwafanya wanafunzi wawe washiriki wenye bidii katika mchakato wa kujifunza badala ya kutazama au kusikiliza tu. Kazi mpya kwa walimu ni kuendelea na teknolojia ili waweze kutekeleza teknolojia mpya katika darasa lao. Wanafunzi watahitaji kutegemea kidogo Google na kushiriki kikamilifu katika modules za kujifunza. Wanafunzi watajifunza polepole kwamba kutumia ustadi ni tofauti na uwezo wa kutafuta jibu kwenye Google. Majukumu haya mapya yatasababisha mabadiliko katika mtindo wa sasa wa elimu. Hebu Teknolojia Iongoze Madarasa Teknolojia ndiyo nguvu inayoendesha afya yetu, elimu, na uchumi. Ulimwengu unahamia mbali na vitabu na karatasi na kuelekea simu, kompyuta ndogo, na vidonge. Shule zinahitaji kufanya vivyo hivyo. Kwa muda mrefu sana, sekta ya elimu imebaki imara na kutumika mfano huo huo hotuba wakati wa kusoma riwaya sawa. Teknolojia inapaswa kuwa mbele katika darasa. Hofu kwamba wanafunzi watatumia mtandao kwa sababu zisizo za uzalishaji haitawafundisha ujuzi wanaohitaji kwa ulimwengu wa kitaaluma. Teknolojia sikuzote itakuwa chanzo cha kukengeusha fikira. Wanafunzi wanahitaji kujenga ustadi wa kubaki kwenye mada. Walimu, kwa upande mwingine, wanahitaji kuamini kwamba wanafunzi wao hawatumii Intaneti kudanganya. Walimu watahitaji kujiondoa na kuruhusu teknolojia ishughulikie mzigo mkubwa zaidi wa kufundisha. Teknolojia huwapa wanafunzi upatikanaji wa ufundishaji bora na mikakati ya ufundishaji iliyotafitiwa kwa kila maudhui. Hii itabadilisha jukumu la mwalimu na, kwa upande wake, itaongeza uwezo wa kujifunza kwa wanafunzi. Walimu watakuwa wasimamizi wa kujifunza kadiri teknolojia inavyoendelea kufundisha mada zaidi kwa usahihi. Wafundishe Wanafunzi Mbinu Mpya za Kujenga Ujuzi Utekelezaji wa teknolojia haimaanishi kuondoa michakato ya zamani. Inamaanisha tu kwamba wanaonekana tofauti. Wanafunzi bado watahitaji kukusanya utafiti ili kuandika karatasi katika chuo kikuu. Vifaa vya utafiti vinaweza kuonekana tofauti na vile vilivyofanywa miongo michache iliyopita, lakini kanuni zilezile zinatumika. Ndiyo, mtandao huokoa wakati wa wanafunzi wakati wa kutafuta utafiti, lakini wanafunzi wa digrii ya online bado wanahitaji kujua jinsi ya kupata makala za kitaaluma na utafiti wa heshima, uliopitiwa na wenzao kwa karatasi zao. Teknolojia inatoa wanafunzi uzoefu zaidi wa mikono Kama walimu wanaongeza matumizi ya teknolojia katika madarasa yao, wanafunzi watatumia muda zaidi kujifunza kwa kujitegemea. Wanafunzi hawatamtumia mwalimu wao kwa maarifa ya msingi lakini watatumia mambo wanayojifunza kupitia teknolojia kuuliza maswali ya walimu wao. Teknolojia inaruhusu wanafunzi katika shule zenye bajeti ndogo kukamilisha majaribio ya sayansi bila vifaa vya bei ghali kupitia programu za programu. Programu za hali ya juu hufanya kujifunza mtandaoni kuwa sawa zaidi na kujifunza kibinafsi. Teknolojia, kama mikutano ya wavuti na programu za ujumbe, hufanya kozi za mtandaoni ziwe sawa na wenzao wa jadi. Maendeleo haya yataruhusu digrii bora za mtandaoni kuwapa wanafunzi uzoefu sawa na wanafunzi ambao walijifunza darasani. Usiache Walimu Kujifunza Teknolojia Kwa Wenyewe Walimu wenye uzoefu wa miaka wanapaswa kupokea msaada katika utekelezaji wa teknolojia mpya ya elimu. Vyuo vikuu na vyuo vikuu vinahitaji kuunda mipango ya kina ya kuwazoeza walimu wao katika teknolojia mpya na kuhitaji matumizi yao darasani. Walimu wanaweza kuwa na upinzani kwa mabadiliko, lakini siku zijazo za elimu zitahusisha teknolojia zaidi na zaidi, ikimaanisha upinzani wowote utapunguza maendeleo ya elimu. Elimu Itabadilika Kila Mwaka Sekta ya Elimu itabadilika kwa kasi sawa na teknolojia. Hata shule ambazo haziwezi kumudu teknolojia ya hivi karibuni zitapata teknolojia ambazo hivi karibuni zimekuwa za bei nafuu. Walimu na wanafunzi wanahitaji kuwa wepesi ili kushikamana na mazingira yanayobadilika daima. Kila mwaka bidhaa mpya zinapopatikana, walimu na wanafunzi watahitaji kujifunza jinsi teknolojia mpya zinavyofanya kazi. Hii inaweza kuonekana kama kupoteza muda wa kujifunza, lakini kujifunza zana mpya ni ujuzi wa uhamisho ambao wanafunzi watahitaji wakati wanabadilika kutoka kwa mwanafunzi hadi mfanyakazi. Wanafunzi na walimu ambao huchukua teknolojia mpya haraka zaidi watafanikiwa katika programu za digrii za haraka zaidi mtandaoni. Mazingira yanayobadilika haraka ya sekta ya elimu mikononi mwa teknolojia yana uwezekano wa kuwafanya watu wasiwe na wasiwasi wakati sekta ya muda mrefu inachukua mabadiliko ambayo yatamfanya asitambuliwe. Mabadiliko haya yataongeza fursa za wanafunzi kupitia upatikanaji ulioongezeka wa kujifunza kwa mikono. Teknolojia itachukua elimu kwenye urefu mpya.