The first assignment.

 

Impact of technology in education, our expectations on the course.

 

Once I heard we are going to have a course in technology, the first thing that crossed my mind left me a good taste and motivation that at least we are having something that we would all need in the future.

However, we already have some feedback and experience from our lives, in regards of technology. It could be everyday usage, it could be the work we were employed on, it could be a conference we attended, a webinar regarding this field, it could be our sibling’s experience and sharing, and so on. Technology is surrounding us each and every day in our lives as an inseparable part of it.

Look at us, how we are living right now, we do wake up and chat with our dear ones, friends, relatives and by every second that passes, we become depended on internet, waiting for our teacher to organize the meeting so we can attend the class and so on. Unfortunately, or fortunately call it as you want, we can barely leave our gadgets for a second without checking or getting updated. However though, we are aware of the fact that the more we know regarding technology, more confident we feel in this area, and this makes us eager to acquire more and more. This is what makes me feel good regarding this course, facing a new area that we have never touched during these bachelor years and approaching and integrating into new territories, which are of high interest for me. Thus, my expectations on this course are always the highest.

We have to consider the other part of the mirror though, the usage of this as a tool into education and teaching in the future. Becoming a teacher means to surpass lots of difficulties, one of the which is our approach into digitalization, and modern means of transmitting information. Additionally, we are dealing with situations where technology can be a very good or misleading tool depending on the issues we are encountering. Being realistic, indeed advantages are clear, but disadvantages still may never resemble one to the other. That is why I can still place a huge question mark into technology. We have forgot the beautiful feeling of touching or smelling the printed books, the energy we use while marking our names into the covers with the brand-new pen, the physical vibe in the class ambience, the chalk and the blackboard, even the hours in commute and breathless times attempting to catch the seminar classes, engrained in our memories. That is what reality brings, emotions experienced differently, the nice touch and peculiarity it offers instead of laziness, and effortless feelings.

To conclude with, I do believe that technology should be used because after all it does help to make things easier, but up to a certain point, without losing the touch of what reality serves us. Once we know how to properly use it, we would be able to use it when necessary by picking its golden fruits.