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NAME KAROL GROTOWSKI 1st YEAR, 2nd SEM.GROUP EXTRAMURALS
TOPICThe impact of technology on educat...
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GRADE ____________________________
WRITING ASSIGNMENT
NAME KAROL GROTOWSKI 1st YEAR, 2nd SEM.GROUP EXTRAMURALS
TOPICThe impact of technology on education and communication.
Technology and its uses has always had a profound impact on the very world we live in, not only changing the reality and the societies, but also influencing the people and their behaviour. It developed the societies of hunter-gatherers into explorers, the barbarians into civic thinkers and finally, became a milestone in creating the very informational society we exist in at present. Nowadays, the wealth of a society and a country is not defined by how much physical wealth they amassed, but defined by their access to information and knowledge (Norouzi et al. 1987:10). The technology, granting people almost limitless access to information and communication, has become an inseparable part of the culture of 21st century and applying IT to the various organisations all around the world has been a critical factor in their successes (McClea & Yen, 2005:8). The technology usage has grown significantly in various areas of everyday life, imprinting its effect on the way people interact and behave. The rapid introduction of new technologies at the turn of the centuries, and its constant development has significantly affected the way people communicate. The Internet has created a completely new form of communication, which became the cornerstone of modern collaboration. Face-to-face interaction has been superseded by the means of communication offered by digital tools such as Messenger, Skype, Whatsapp, FaceTime and Snapchat. These increasingly popular communicators have become almost an integral part of the lives of great many individuals and families of modern society, thus decreasing the need for direct, face-to face interaction for the benefits of screen-to-screen messaging. It also has been reinforced by the ever-present advertisements of the global leaders in technology such as Samsung, Apple and many more giants in the field of communication. Their emphasize of the usefulness of their mobile applications, combined with the element of technological fun, creates the false image, which in turn, convinces people that electronic interaction and communication is substantially better than talking directly. On the other hand however, the very same technology has enabled humankind to communicate over great distances, effectively making our planet smaller.
Technology also found its fertile ground in the field of education, influencing change in the teaching, learning and, as a consequence, the very nature of education process itself. The technology seeps into the classroom slowly and gradually, paying no heed to the level of literacy of the faculty, demanding them to adapt to new realities and challenges it poses. The teachers are no longer the only sources of the information. The traditional learning, closed and restricted has been transformed into broad, and multidimensional process. Teacher-based policy has been changed and student-based teaching has emerged (Mohammadi, 1381:2), thus profoundly altering the future of our education.