This presentation was created as an assignment for the subject Educational Technology. It highlights some of the latest trends in Educational Technology and its benefits.
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2. OBJECTIVES
Understand the concept of computers
Comprehend different technologies
Identify emerging trends
Evaluate roles of different trends
Understand the role of satellite and teleconference
3. INTRODUCTION
Technology has changed the world
Global platform
Essential part of everyone’s life
Growing at a rapid pace
Connects us to the world
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6. COMPUTER
ADVANTAGES
Allows teacher to individualize learning instructions
Grants students autonomy
Internet allows students in remote areas to learn
Internet allows students to get access to different
resources, ideas, skills etc.
Makes learning more attractive for younger students
Prepares us for the future
Captures attention
Facilitates fun learning
Helps in completing school work
7. COMPUTER
DISADVANTAGES
Laziness
Forgetting the basic way of studying
Discovering unusual things
Technical Issues
Spelling and Handwriting skills
Cheating
Financial Problems
Wastage of time & energy
8. COMPUTER
OTHER ISSUES
Data Security
Computer Crimes
Privacy Violation
Health Risks
Impact on Environment
9. SATELLITE SYSTEM
ADVANTAGES
Widens the scale of teaching
Point to multipoint communication
Communication access with ease
Can be removed and relocated swiftly
Mobile communication
Data sent and received is independent of distance
10. SATELLITE SYSTEM
DISADVANTAGES:
Communication paths are 75000km between terrestrial
transmitter and receiver
Delay of 0.25 seconds between transmission and reception
Reduced efficiency
Over-crowding of low bandwidth due to low antenna gains
11. TELECONFERENCE
Audio Teleconference: Voice only, also known as conference calls
Audio Graphics Teleconference: Graphics, Alpha Numeric, documents,
pictures e.t.c.
Computer Teleconference: Uses telephone lines to connect multiple
computers
Video Teleconference: Combines audio and video
ADVANTAGES:
Increases efficiency
Effective alternative to travelling
Way to meet groups at different locations
12. RECENT TRENDS
Artificial Intelligence
Virtual Reality
M-Learning
Tablets and Laptops
Social Media
Smart Boards
Cloud Based Technology
Massive Open Online Course
Videos
13. CONCLUSION
World is changing and education must change with it
Accommodation of new technology
Encouraging Innovation
Helps improve value of students
Latest trends in Tech, specifically Edu Tech?
Technology or trends in tech are transforming the world at a pace that has never been known to man before.
It is only getting faster.
E.G. FIFA 98 compared to FIFA 2018
Apart from this technology has created several global platforms where everyone can communicate with everyone and it has become an essential part of everyone’s life
In edu tech, these trends can be seen in the form of online libraries, or learning centers to the point that entire univerisities are now online and anyone in the world can access them
2nd point Tablets and pcs have made learning simpler. In the context of learning by experience, which is practical, this may seem like a disadvantage
Cheating: Fairly debatable, while having computers have made cheating easier, it is only seen at places where command of tech is not present. If there is a command of tech in a certain institute, it makes cheating harder, for the average Joe.
Computer crimes: Hacking, phishing, e fraud or banking fraud, impersonation, harassment,
Impact on enviorment, waste of electricity, air, water, heat, resources