How Interactive Education Technology Can Improve Learning
Posted: Jul. 21st, 2016
Technology is basically the result of trying to find a better way to do something. However, the technology developed for one purpose can also help in other areas. For instance, the development of computers and touch screen devices together can be used in education as interactive education technology. And the reason is, it is proving a far better alternative to the traditional teaching methods.
There is plenty of research towards how the human mind learns. And the results show that the learning is maximum when there are curiosity and interest. However, children are known to get easily bored in the traditional classroom environment and find it difficult to focus. As a result, the learning slows down.
Though the teacher can use her skills to engage the students, but still due to the limitations of the conventional education system, the best results are not achieved. However, the interactive education technology is helping to overcome these limitations.
It consists of all the interactive devices that can be used in the classroom like interactive whiteboards and tablets. The teacher can create interesting lesson presentations using colorful images, videos, and graphics. Such presentations are a proven method to engage students in learning. Not only this, the interactive education technology makes is possible to organize various games and group activities that not only encourage the students to participate but also improve their learning in multiple ways.
Class participation is an integral part of learning. However, not every student feels comfortable to express herself in front of everyone, especially the introverts and the shy ones. The interactive education technology can be used to improve the class participation of such students by helping them to express themselves using tablets and other smart devices. When each student is equipped with a tablet that is connected to the main whiteboard, he can easily interact with the information being displayed.
Considering all these advantages, the interactive education technology makes the learning a collaborative and team effort, rather than a one-way communication from the teacher to the student. This way the learning not only becomes easier but also interesting and fun. The students are able to retain more of what they learned in the class.
The other reason to why the students learn better through the interactive education technology is that they are more in control of what they are learning and how. They can make their own choices about the activities and lesson presentation types. Apart from this, the access to the internet opens the door to a vast amount of educational resources that the students can use whenever they want.
They can view the saved copy of the lesson presentation shown in the class and send their question to the teacher via email. This flexibility in learning and education relieves the students from the unnecessary stress and pressure to perform. In the long run, this helps in the all-round development of the student.
Interactive education technology is constantly improving and considering the benefits, it is no surprise that more and more schools and other educational institutions are adopting it in their system.
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