The growth of information technology has changed the way people learn and transfer information in nearly all avenues of modern life and even our educational system. The educational system is presently run by the transfer of information through the internet, gone are the days when students had to scurry to the library at school or a National library to search all day for answers to their assignments and also to use textbooks in their respective classes. It is truly fascinating just to find answers to your assignments or homework help answers and tweaks to your project in the comfort of your homes. Here are various ways technology is driving our educational system:
Easy accessibility
There are a variety of sources through which a student, a professor, a teacher or even a layman can access important information on the internet. Internet is like a library that you can access with a click of your mouse. Search engines like Google provide you with solutions for your every question. Awesome huh! it is now so very possible for individuals to partake in formal educational courses, solve a mathematical equation or even be done with a project, just by staying in the comfort of their homes. Colleges, universities of the globe are now using the medium of the internet to teach their students; and it’s both beneficial to the teacher and also the students (definitely a win-win). This has made digital technology breaking the barrier of limited access to education that had occurred in the past century.
New sources of content
Students can now access newer content or material more easily through the internet. For example, there are digital versions of a variety of books. This has made it easier and more accessible for learners to access these materials without any hassles of physical payments at the bookstore or even a long awaited delivery. Students do not have to carry loads of books in their bags while going for lectures, all they need is a laptop, their laptop bag, a book to write notes in class and that’s it.
Makes education more fun
Education has become more fun since the advent of the internet. Teachers now use animations and other forms of educational content to enhance learning processes. It isn’t uncommon to see teachers using games in schools as a way of enhancing the learning process.
Reduces cost of education
It is a known fact that digital technology has reduced the cost of learning for students in developing countries as well as the developed countries. We can gauge how technological applications are helping in the easy process of sharing information which has led to a drastic reduction in operational costs of most educational institutions.
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