Education in the Modern World

Education in the
Modern World

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Sector of the Education along with the key issue............................................................................1
Issue impacted the education institutes............................................................................................2
Key issue and challenges faced by Staff..........................................................................................4
Influence of key issue on students...................................................................................................5
Solutions for the above mentioned key issues.................................................................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References:.......................................................................................................................................9
Books and Journals.................................................................................................................9

Introduction
Education sector has also changes drastically if we compare the modern education with that of
the contemporary where values, beliefs and skills were passed on by the ancestors through oral
recitals whereas, in modern education skills are taught by writings, visualizing, imagining and
those skills are in science, technology and medical science. The aim of the report is to cover the
key issue faced by the contemporary education such as technology and education in the higher
education, a significant sector which help in shaping the career of students in near future
(Fattouh, 2020). The main focus of the report is on the “technology and education” in higher
education due to the technological advancement, changing needs of students and emergence of
pandemic, and what impact it has over students, institutions and staff members.
Sector of the Education along with the key issue
Education industry is composed of distinct organisations and businesses which aim at
providing knowledge and skills as products and services to the customer (students) to enhance
the quality of education in overall society and enable students to adapt to a rapidly changing
world of working. Knowledge and skills is imparted through schools, colleges, universities and
several other private and public institution. The sector is broadly categorized into primary,
secondary, higher and vocational education.
Higher Education is also called tertiary education or post-secondary education which is
an award of academic degree and an optional final stage of education after completion of
secondary education (Gromova, 2020). It trains the students in a relevant field along with the
understanding of complex subjects, analytical thinking, expertise and ability to communicate and
express ideas effectively. Students of today will become leaders of tomorrow, therefore higher
education plays a vital role in speeding up the development of an economy through making the
people more productive and skilled. However there are several issue faced by higher education in
“technology and education”
 Professional development and IT staffing: Universities and business schools are dealing
with a great demand for IT professional due to the lack of adequate and continuous
development of teachers for the integration of new technologies in the classrooms.
Teacher are unskilled and unprepared to educate the students with the use of information
technology due to their complex nature.
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 Lack of high speed connection: Imparting knowledge through electronic gadgets require
high speed network as use of technology and internet have increased over the past years.
Access to the internet with desired speed is becoming hindrance in higher education
(Muflihin and Madrah, 2019). Improper infrastructure: Some students as well teachers are facing a problem of non-
availability of compatible devices to receive and impart education. There is a need for
proper equipment such as printers, webcam, broadband, audio recording devices,
scientific calculators etc. which are out of the reach in some cases. Data security: As individual, businesses and educational institute all are making use of
internet with a greater extent, cyber scams are common. Students, staff and teachers are
more prone to the phishing scams or other types of scams which stole their private and
confidential information. Software license: Videoconferencing is becoming vital as physical classes have shifted
towards the online classes. Universities need to get a licence which should permit every
student to get the access lecture online and offline as it was restricted with limited
number of users (Morozova and et. al., 2020).
Issue impacted the education institutes
Technological advancements and use of technology in every aspect have affected many
areas of society as well as education sector in a positive way. Use of technology and internet in
classrooms is empowering students to learn new skill set and knowledge through a several
sources available and increasing the knowledge and experience of teachers in education industry.
Positive impact
 Research: For completion of the project in higher education, students look for a pool of
information which can be easily available on the internet with more accuracy without
searching it for a book in a library.
 Globalization: Having education institutes in another state, region, or country enables the
students to connect to their counterparts through video conferencing (Akhtar, 2020).
Websites like Glovico.com help the students to learn foreign language online by pairing
with students and teachers of different country.
 Web seminars: Drastic situations like pandemic have limited the people to their
geographical boundaries. Use of technology and internet enable the students to have a
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