If there is one thing over the past twenty years that has taken the world by storm, it is the revolution of computers. Today we have seen a rapid growth in the use of computers in our day to day life. But one question still remains. How have computers impacted education and learning.
The biggest change we have seen is in the classroom itself. All teachers have to do today is make a simple PowerPoint presentation detailing the main points in the lesson. Subjects like science are made easy with simple animations to show the internal workings of devices. Showing Videos or documentaries related to History or Geography piques the interest of the student. Learning Computer programming is especially simple with a computer as it is the very purpose a computer is used for. With the birth of the internet, assignments are shared online making it easy for students to download it to their systems to solve them.
Another medium which has shown promise in sharing knowledge via computers has boomed is through Massive open online courses. Major universities and Individuals skilled in certain topics have platforms on the internet to share their knowledge by making courses tailored to specific topics related to a particular skill. Learning software development is very popular using the platform, where students are taught how to make a computer do trivial or complicated tasks. Some universities even offer course certificates for a fee on completion of the courses which can boost the career of individuals participating in them.
Despite the merits of using systems as a medium, there are still certain areas about it can be overbearing. Students have to be taught to operate them before using it. Mathematical calculations are simplified by the use of calculators. Students will find it difficult to cope with the basics of calculations by hand, such as multiplications and additions. Complicated symbols used for terms in Science and Mathematics are much easier to write than type. A good education is not only depicted by the technology used, but also by the teacher responsible for teaching the subject. A lot of investment should go into digitizing education, and not everyone would have the luxury to buy computers as they can tend to be expensive.
To conclude, Computers definitely have had their impact on the way education is visualized today. From books to Powerpoints, From diagrams to Animations, from classrooms to the internet, it is a drastic change and a giant leap. However, some aspects of education will and always should stay at its roots. Having the knowledge of how it was done before computers were a thing paves way to deal with situations when computers are out of reach or un-available.
If there is one thing over the past twenty years that has taken the world by storm, it is the revolution of computers.
Today
we have
seen
a rapid growth in the
use
of computers in our
day to day
life.
But
one question
still
remains. How have computers impacted
education
and learning.
The biggest
change
we have
seen
is in the classroom itself. All teachers
have to
do
today
is
make
a simple PowerPoint presentation detailing the main points in the lesson. Subjects like science
are made
easy with simple animations to
show
the internal workings of devices. Showing Videos or documentaries related to History or Geography piques the interest of the
student
. Learning Computer programming is
especially
simple with a computer as it is the
very
purpose a computer is
used
for. With the birth of the internet, assignments
are shared
online making it easy for
students
to download it to their systems to solve them.
Another medium which has shown promise in sharing knowledge via computers has boomed is through Massive open online
courses
. Major universities and Individuals skilled in certain topics have platforms on the internet to share their knowledge by making
courses
tailored to specific topics related to a particular
skill
. Learning software development is
very
popular using the platform, where
students
are taught
how to
make
a computer do trivial or complicated tasks.
Some
universities even offer
course
certificates for a fee on completion of the
courses
which can boost the career of individuals participating in them.
Despite the merits of using systems as a medium, there are
still
certain areas about it can be overbearing.
Students
have to
be taught
to operate them
before
using it. Mathematical calculations
are simplified
by the
use
of calculators.
Students
will find it difficult to cope with the basics of calculations by hand, such as multiplications and additions. Complicated symbols
used
for terms in Science and Mathematics are much easier to write than type. A
good
education
is not
only
depicted by the technology
used
,
but
also
by the teacher responsible for teaching the subject.
A lot of
investment should go into digitizing
education
, and not everyone would have the luxury to
buy
computers as they can tend to be expensive.
To conclude
, Computers definitely have had their impact on the way
education
is visualized
today
. From books to
Powerpoints
, From diagrams to Animations, from classrooms to the internet, it is a drastic
change
and a giant leap.
However
,
some
aspects of
education
will and always should stay at its roots. Having the knowledge of how it
was done
before
computers were a thing paves way to deal with situations when computers are out of reach or
un-available
.