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The main benefit of online learning is students' instant access to faculty, colleagues and class documents : you can connect with questions instantly with your professors, connect with project peers and view all the documents in your class online. Students attending classes in person usually have to wait for the scheduled class time to meet with their groups and wait for the professor's working time to talk to them outside of the classroom. Each Concordia online course has a Microsoft Teams Channel where students can chat with teachers and classmates, share files for group work and schedule meetings. Since online lessons can be taken from home or from a location of your choice, students are less likely to miss classes. For many students, one of the biggest challenges in online learning is the struggle to stay focused on the screen for long - with online learning, students can easily be distracted by social media or other sites - thus it is imperative that teachers make thei...

Pros and Cons of technology for youth We live in a world of innovation. Every day, we  hear about new inventions and technologies being developed to make our lives easier but with all advanced gadgets around us, let’s take a step back and think about whether its right to expose children to the latest technology or not. If yes, then what is the right time for them to own or use them, or the right age to introduce them with the gadgets and the number of hours they should spend in front of the screen. There are pros and cons of technology in education, lifestyle & society.  Pros of technology on Kids  1. With so much content to watch and cherish online, they can keep themselves occupies. Technology acts as a great source of entertainment for all.  2. Any sort of information needed can be accessed online with just one click. This has made the teaching learning process eve more engaging for both the students and the teachers. Online assessm...

Types of technology in the classroom Technology in the 21st century is not limited to any specific field, wherever we go we can see incremental changes being made, changes to make our work and life easier. One such sector where technology has changed the scenario completely is education. A lot of new gadgets and equipment are being invented by great minds that have made teaching and learning process very smooth. In this article we will see how technology as a tool in the classroom has changed the way we studied earlier.  Here’s a list of different types of technology that has brought in the change:  1. Electronic whiteboards in the classroom : Gone are the days when we had chalk boards in the classrooms, this is the generation of smart boards. We no more need to dirty our hands with chalk dust, electronic stylus does all the work that chalk did.  2. Computers and Laptops: A decade ago, schools used to have special computer lab classes to teach the basics...

Use of technology in teaching Technology has been an inseparable part of our life nowadays. Technology has made our life easy and changed our perception about various things. It has greatly aided the teaching-learning process and aided to the education system. However, just like the two sides of a coin, the adverse effects of technology cannot be ignored.  Let’s first take into account technology as a boon . Gone are  the days when everything would have to be printed be it books, assignments, notes etc. Thanks to the advancement in technology, we can now get everything is digital format. This not leads to cost-cutting but is also an environment friendly process. A teacher who needs to grade the student’s performance, can do so trouble-free and in a much quicker manner by the maintaining the record in his PC or laptop. The involvement of social media has also greatly aided to the teaching-learning process. All the teacher needs to do is to teach a class-lesson and put the...

Technology replacing teachers: Advantages and Disadvantages In modern day world, technology is a word that we start our day with. Be it any sphere of life, technology has conquered it all. With new advancements and modern techniques, technology has engulfed our education system and is replacing teachers with robot tutors, classrooms with satellite classes, and interactive sessions with online learning platforms. The advantages of technology replacing teachers  is that each student now have access to education. Gone are the days when students from remote areas had to travel miles to attend classes. Thanks to the advancement in technology students now have access to study material which can be read anytime as per his/her convenience. Every student has a different learning pace, when in class, a teacher cannot individually mentor each student and might overlook small errors made by students. However, this is not the case with robot tutors. There are various cloud apps and...

Pros and Cons of technology in Education With time, things around us has changed and so has the  technology . Almost everything that we are surrounded by is the result of changing  technology . It is emerging radically, things are being improved, and we are witnessing innovation firsthand Same goes for one such industry which is booming and is an essential part of all our lives, Education. To start with, let’s look at  technology  in the classroom we have evolved from using chalk boards to white boards and projector screen. We are in a time when  technology  and education are non-separable. As you walk through this article you will read about as well benefits of using  technology  in education as negatives of  technology  in education.  Pros of  Technology  in Education:   1. Ample resources for reference: Going through all those big fat books to get to the actual content needed has been reduced. We now hav...