Technology has transformed the higher education system and the way students learn. In its many different forms, technology has become an integral part of higher education. No longer do college classes solely consist of students seated in a classroom, observing a lecture with a textbook, pen, and paper in hand. Technology continues to modify the way students obtain their college educations. Technology has broken the traditional classroom mold. Is that necessarily a good thing?
Blackboard, for example, has transformed the way higher education classes are taught. This phenomenon has revolutionized the way students and faculty converse as well as the way projects are assigned, submitted, and graded. The use of Blackboard is not limited to in-class use. When using course management systems like Blackboard, students can now learn and study from the comfort of their own home. Today, students can obtain a college education without ever stepping foot in a classroom. Students can also participate in hybrid courses, a combination of in-class and online instruction. More students are able to attend college because of these technological advances. Work is no longer a barrier to obtaining a college education.
Technology can also be seen in numerous other devices students use to learn, study, communicate, and maintain safety on college campuses. Technologies like the internet, online journals and databases, smart phones or Personal Digital Assistants (Blackberry, Droid, iPhone), iPod, Facebook and MySpace, Kindle, classroom response systems, or “clickers”, mass emergency notification systems, and more surround students in the higher education setting. However, the question remains; does technology benefit a student in higher education?
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