Technology and a Customized Education
The future of the classroom as we know it was the topic of discussion today at an ITIF event held to release a new study “How Information Technology Can Enable 21st Century Schools.” The study details how technology can remake the American classroom, raising performance while potentially cutting costs.
Just as technology has transformed American industry and increased productivity, with broadband networks and all of the information and resources they deliver to us, we have the capability to transform education. Connected education can be individualized to meet a student’s learning style, maximize areas of expertise and strengthen areas where a student may be struggling. The information, resources and interactive tools available for students to access online provide the core information, so teachers can focus their time on fostering creativity and critical thinking skills.
Curtis Johnson with Education Evolving spoke about the power of technology at the event and told the audience that, by 2017, the majority of high school students will learn online. We all remember struggling through a subject, trying to keep up as the class moved onto the next level. Imagine a classroom where you could have had more time to really understand that algebra lesson while your classmates move on to geometry. Meanwhile, you may be acing your chemistry exam, while another classmate takes some extra needed time to master biology.
NGW is committed to exploring how technology and online learning can open doors to new educational opportunities through distance learning, access to diverse subject matters, innovative teach tools and more. Today’s discussion showed how we can use technology to help customize learning to maximize the potential of every student. Remember learning about Ford and the Model T? The story of the early days of connected education just might be a lesson future generations of students learn about in history class.
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