Classrooms need to enter the 21st Century by Jamel Heard
Being a high school student, technology surrounds me. Take the iPad, for example. It’s a hand-held, touch-screen device, which allows you to use the Internet, call anyone, watch movies, play games and do many more things. Nowadays, even people’s phones are little computers hiding in their pockets just waiting to come out.
With all these devices and other technology surrounding students, it is very easy to develop new knowledge at a fast rate. The only problem is, all that technology goes away when we enter the classroom. Some even revert all the way to chalkboards.
We all know education is one of the most important keys to setting a successful path for yourself, but what if that path is being blocked by something you don’t have, and unblocking it is out of your hands? Technology in the classroom is lacking, and students don’t have any control of getting devices to help them learn. What is the world coming to? Read more...
Hello, my name is Helge Scherlund and I am the Education Editor and Online Educator of this personal weblog and the founder of eLearning • Computer-Mediated Communication Center.
I have an education in the teaching adults and adult learning from Roskilde University, with Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) and Human Resource Development (HRD) as specially studied subjects. I am the author of several articles and publications about the use of decision support tools, e-learning and computer-mediated communication. I am a member of The Danish Mathematical Society (DMF), The Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics (DSTS) and an individual member of the European Mathematical Society (EMS). Note: Comments published here are purely my own and do not reflect those of my current or future employers or other organizations.