Analysis of Educational Technology in Higher Education Sector

This report provides an overview of educational technology and its impact on higher education. It defines key technologies such as cloud computing, social networking, Web 2.0 tools, classroom instructional media, and MOOCs, detailing their functions and benefits. The report analyzes the impact of these technologies on administrative departments, stakeholders, and instructional designers, comparing them with traditional methods. It highlights the advantages of each technology, including improved data management, enhanced communication, and cost efficiency, while also providing examples of their implementation in educational institutions. This comprehensive analysis demonstrates how educational technology transforms the learning environment and improves educational outcomes.

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Table of Contents
Definition.............................................................................................................................3
Description and functioning................................................................................................3
Impact on administrative department and Stakeholders......................................................4
Impact on Instructional designer.........................................................................................5
Comparison with traditional methods..................................................................................6
References:..........................................................................................................................8

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Definition
Software services that are used by the providing as per platform orientation imbibed the
benefits regarding the processing of the education related provisioning. These are the main
aspect of the Cloud Computing. Social networking is used for the projection of the integrated
digital platform management. This process helps in increasing the connectivity among the
stakeholders of the education industry (Williamson 2016). In case of the Web 2.0 tool, better
monitoring of the system can be performed. Monitoring of the students present in the classroom
can be performed with the help of the connection of the people and this is the chief motive that
the prognosis of the organization issue can be done in an well-organized manner. In case of the
Classroom Instructional Media, electronic devices are used with proper management of the
visually static display is performed. Usage of Electronic Whiteboard is used for better
performance of the radiation of the small-time projection. This section helps in better prosecution
of the management of terminology as per the completion of the better English-speaking ability
(Collins & Halverson 2018). With the help of the MOOC, gaining access to the complete course
is gained. This principals to the detail that the management of the scheme is achieved with
improved prosecution technique
Description and functioning
In case of the cloud computing the administration of the development is done with the
assistance of the hardware set up application that is performed with the help of the cloud vendor.
Chargeable technological service can be personifying with the help of the cloud computing
(Emejulu & Mcgregor 2019). Scalability of the project is performed. this ensures the
circumstance that the functioning of the development is achieved with the help of the improved

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origination of the cloud computing. Sharing and collaboration of data acts as the chief
functionality of the Social networking. With the help of the social networking, educational field
is highly benefitted. Web 2.0 tools helps in combining as a unit and the function accordingly. In
case of completing tasks that requires digital media gets performed in a better manner in case of
using the Web 2.0 tools. With the help of the pamphlets, charts and photographs that are present
in the digital platform gets acknowledged in a better manner. Usage of the film strips are also
done in this tool for better expressing of the project of the required elements that are to be
shown. With the help of the video multimedia the entire project can be commenced in a better
manner. This usage of video-based education will benefit the projection of the manager. Usage
of the mobiles and other portable devices, in data transaction also gets benefitted. With the
assistance of the projection of the digital platform the foremost benefit that is enjoyed includes
better projected by the youth. This is the main motive that the prognosis of this technologies has
been improving in a rapid and drastic rate in the field of education. Usage of the Electronical
whiteboard is beneficial in terms of the cost efficiency. In case of the MOOC the entire
functioning of the project is system. completely based on the functioning of the internet (Kaplan
& Haenlein 2016). In case Internet functioning is performed in a better manner the main
projection that will be present includes gaining a proper access to the social media.
Impact on administrative department and Stakeholders
Cloud computing provides better management facilities to the administrative department.
This ensures the detail that the monitoring of the project will get achieved in a better method. this
is the main reason that commencement of the project that uses cloud computing gets benefitted.
Students activity can be easily checked with the help of the prosecution of the project. This
safeguards the circumstance that the administration of the project can be achieved with better

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work ethics and efficiency (Selwyn 2016). Usage of buffer is done in case of implementing the
social networking in the education system. This confirms the detail that the administration of the
education system is performed with better projection of the digital platform. Web 2.0 tools are
used for possession a path of the students present in the classrooms. The entire projection of the
organization is achieved as per the requirement of the arrangement as per the classroom setting.
This ensures the circumstance that the management of the project is achieved with the help of the
better trial of the management of the entire section of management. In case the management is
not achieved as per the set tool the entire efficiency of the project will lose its potentiality. With
the help of the Classroom instructional media the main advantage that will be present includes
performing repetitive jobs in an efficient manner (Muilenburg & Berge 2016). This includes
better efficiency in attendance tracking of the students in a regular basis. This also includes the
detail that the organization of the data prosecution will get done in a manner that will affect the
entire business prosecution in a manner that is prosecuted with high accuracy. With the help of
the cell phones and other portable media services the main advantage that is present includes
better prosecution of the entire system. This is the reason that the procurement of the entire
system has a valid and fixed proofing system. Electronic whiteboard helps in better prosecution
of the system analysis. This is the main reason that this technology is used in the education
sector. With the help of the MOOC the main advantage that is received in terms of
administration is that the administrator has the facility to access videos and photographs in order
to understand the location of the trace passers in the educational institute.
Impact on Instructional designer
Cloud Computing helps in better understanding of the requirements. With the help of the
Social Networking, innovations can be brought in. this insists the fact that the management of the

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entire education system will gain its efficiency. The Web 2.0 tools uses the platform of skype for
better management of the project (Instefjord & Munthe 2017). Classroom Media Instruction uses
the illusion of reality in the education department which provides benefits to the education
system. With the help of the mobile and other portable devices the main advantages that are
gained includes better prosecution of the system. Data storage acts as one of the major
advantages. With the help of the MOOC, the feasibility of the entire project is checked and this
results in better management of the project (Akbar 2016).
Comparison with traditional methods
Cloud computing provides better monitoring of the system as compared to the traditional
method of data management. Social Networking helps in better management of the project with
better scheduling of the tasks. Transaction of data in efficient manner is the reason of Web 2.0
tools for having an edge over the traditional methods. Classroom Instructional media helps in
better management of the project as per the commencing of the project in a better manner by
implementing digitization in the education system. Data transaction and gets easy in case of
using the mobiles and other portable devices. This is one of the main reasons that this method is
chosen over other traditional methods. Data circulation gets benefitted in MOOC and this is the
sole reason that MOOC gets preferred over traditional methods.
Example:
1. Cloud Computing: Florida Atlantic University
2. Social Networking: Twiducate
3. Web 2.0 tools: YWSIWYG Wiki
4. Electronic Whiteboard: Flickr

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5. Mobiles and other portable devices: Brainly
6. MOOC: Udacity

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Kaplan, A. M., & Haenlein, M. (2016). Higher education and the digital revolution:
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450.
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bullshit… and what might be done about it.
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