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Technology in Education Learning opportunities for teachers and students.pdf
Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences (2020)
  • Jacqueline Parr, St. Catherine University
Abstract
The purpose of using technology in education today is to provide students with an opportunity to learn a given topic at their own pace and convenience. Integrating technology into education is of considerable value because using technology effectively has the potential to make learning meaningful (Kirschner, 2015). Within a decade, technology has transformed education by affecting (a) the method of delivering course content to students, (b) student engagement with course content outside class hours, (c) the capability of a teacher to create different learning opportunities for students of diverse learning styles, (d) and the ability to convert course information into knowledge bytes for students of varied educational backgrounds and abilities. In this short span of time, the purpose of using technology in education has shifted from merely delivering course content to aiding students in learning the content. Using technology in education is more like “the idea that you can learn something without directly learning it” (Henriksen et al., 2019, p. 86). In other words, even though  technological competence may not be the objective of a course, learning the technology will certainly help in achieving the objective of the course.
Keywords
  • technology in education
Publication Date
March, 2020
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14307/JFCS112.1.46
Citation Information
Jacqueline Parr. "Technology in Education Learning opportunities for teachers and students.pdf" Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences Vol. 112 Iss. 1 (2020) p. 46 - 50
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jacqueline-parr/5/