Analyzing the Impact of Technology on Education: Future Prospects

This essay examines the multifaceted impact of technology on education, exploring both its positive and negative consequences. The author highlights improvements in communication, easier access to research materials, and the potential for misinformation. The essay argues that while technology can enhance learning and teaching, it's crucial to use it responsibly to avoid negative impacts such as reliance on incorrect information and a disconnect from the real world. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of leveraging technology's benefits while mitigating its risks to foster effective learning and skill development. The references include works from various authors, such as Ballantine, Biesta, Collins, and Drago, offering a range of perspectives on the subject.

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What impact do you think technology will have on education in the future?
In the present scenario, the use of technology has been enhanced in the field of education.
Technology has been enhancing the process of learning of the students. This has also favored the
process of teaching as there are various innovative educational projects that have been created
based on the study that brings improvisation in the learning process of students. One of the
positive impacts of technology can be related to improved communication. Technology can
modify the classroom into the network that can boost the chance for the teachers to post the
assignments progressively and also in solving the queries of the students can be easy for
teachers. Students face the challenge of asking their queries from their teacher but in the future,
the use of technology can resolve the challenge (Drago, 2015).
The next positive impact can relate to the advanced research, quick information and
eBooks. It has been noted that cloud storage and smart search engines can make the process of
research easy. The students have to flip through the heaps of books to search a specific reference
but in the future, the information can be easily available on different websites. The time taken to
research the source can be reduced as now it is easy to access the different sources and also
students can easily consolidate the information and knowledge for their assignments. The overall
results can be improved by allowing the students to access the different sources easily(Biesta,
2017).
But on the other hand, it has also been seen that there will be negative impacts of the
technology on education in the future. One of the negative impacts will be related to incorrect
information. With the development in the technology, the owners of the website urge to rank
their websites on the top level in the search engines. So, they emphasize on rankings instead of
the content that is posted on the websites. There are many websites that have wrong information
which is copied or pasted from the different sources with checking its accuracy. Thus, it can be
said that with the advancement in the technology the negative impact can be on the learner as
they can be misguided by the incorrect information available on the sites (Ballantine, Hammack
& Stuber, 2017).
It has also been analyzed that the negative impact can be on the learners who can be
disconnected from the real world. It is examined that educators can focus on online education
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tools instead of communicating orally. It can enhance the issue for the learners to communicate
with their teachers and also the learner will always focus on the online tools and will be
disconnected from the real world (Collins & Halverson, 2018).
It can be concluded that there will be both positive and negative impact of technology on
education. It is important to use the technology in the right manner so that it could be easy to
avail the positive outcome. If technology is used in the right manner then it will help the
individuals to boost their skills and knowledge.
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References
Ballantine, J. H., Hammack, F. M., & Stuber, J. (2017). The sociology of education: A systematic
analysis. Routledge. Ballantine, J. H., Hammack, F. M., & Stuber, J. (2017). The sociology
of education: A systematic analysis. Routledge.
Biesta, G. (2017). The future of teacher education: Evidence, competence or wisdom?. In A
Companion to Research in Teacher Education (pp. 435-453). Springer, Singapore.
Collins, A., & Halverson, R. (2018). Rethinking education in the age of technology: The digital
revolution and schooling in America. Teachers College Press.
Drago, E. (2015). The effect of technology on face-to-face communication. Elon Journal of
Undergraduate Research in Communications, 6(1),pp.56.
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