The Role of Technology in Online Schooling

Technology has been a core part of transforming society over the years and the education sector has not been left out of its transformative touch. 

Both accessibility and teaching methods are being upgraded by technology. Let’s highlight some of the roles technology plays in online schooling:

• Collaboration: Educational technology has aided collaboration between not just the educators/teachers and learners but also among the learners themselves. Video conferencing apps like Google Meet, Zoom, etc are used to foster this collaboration between educators and learners and between learners. Applications like Google Docs, etc can be used by learners to collaborate on group projects and create presentations and spreadsheets. 

• Flexibility: Technology has made it easy for flexibility and customization. This feature makes it easy for learners to learn at a time that is convenient for them to pay undivided attention to study and has also helped tutors create a curriculum based on the requirements of each student’s needs.

• Accessibility: Technology has made a wide range of learning and educational materials such as ebooks, videos, and interactive content easily accessible to learners whenever they need it. These numerous resources offer diverse learning experiences. 

• Digital Literacy: Technology has upgraded online learning to sophisticated standards and equips learners with digital literacy which is an asset as the world is fast becoming digitalized. 

• Lifelong Learning Process: Technology has not just made education accessible to particular age brackets alone. It caters to all age gaps allowing adults to acquire new and diverse skills.

• Parental Involvement: Learning online allows parents access to gadgets and resources children use in learning hence giving them an insight into their children’s progress and showing them what areas they need support in through online platforms 

• Lack of Hinderance: The help of technology has removed the gaps that unforeseen circumstances such as illnesses war and unrest can cause in the educational system for learners as learners can learn from anywhere without any problems. 

• Assistive Learning: Technology has made for inclusion for every kind of learner with special needs through assistive technologies and learning plan that understands their pace and ease pressure. 

• Educator Development: Technology gives tutors and educators the opportunities to enhance and develop their teaching skills through online courses and webinars thus making them better at what they do. 

• Reduced Cost: The accessibility feature that technology offers has made education reach individuals who cannot afford to pay the tuition for the traditional classroom kind of learning experience as they also get the same experience through online learning. 

 

Technology has no doubt made life easier in various sectors and the educational aspect of life was not left out as we can see from the numerous roles and impact it has.