Introduction

Technology has brought about a lot of significant changes in the human society. One of the fields which has undergone a rapid change is that of education. Education involve the flow of information and knowledge from the teachers to the students in an oral manner (Harasim, 2017). The purpose of this paper is to understand the changed face of education and how the aspect of technology has helped the students to become more effective in imbibing the knowledge shared.

Discussion

With the advent of technology in the twenty first century, many online learning courses have been introduced (Bates, 2020). The purpose of such courses is to provide more knowledge and information to the students, during the time when they do not have access to a physical teacher.

One of the platforms from where knowledge can be gained is that of Twitter. The field of social media platform has gained considerable significance in the globalized world of today. Twitter has emerged to be one of the dominating platform in social media. It provides information to its users about the occurrences in the globe. The real time feed to the individuals acts as a bonus. This has helped me significantly to be aware about the worldly occurrences and substantiate them with the knowledge which I have acquired from the formal textbooks (Crosslin & al., 2020). In this context, it needs to be noted that unless the theories are complemented with practical knowledge, the learning of the students is not complete.

This aspect of learning can be correlated with the use of videos. The audio visual aids enable the students to see in front of them the knowledge which is to be learnt (Stephenson, 2018). The use of videos is encouraged in the field of education as it helps the children to memorize the subjects in a faster and efficient manner.

Another field which has gained wide spread significance is that of open educational research (Harasim, 2017). Many individuals of the society are unable to pay for their formal education such as me. In this regard, the governments of various countries and several non-governmental organizations have come forward to ensure the flow of knowledge to every individual of the society. The open educational services has helped me and other students of the community to find the material from where we can acquire knowledge (Harasim, 2017).

This can be correlated with the aspect of humanization of online learning. The entire endeavour of the society to provide the relevant materials to the needy people of the community is an act of welfare and therefore, stems from humanity (Stephenson, 2018). It would contribute to the growth and development of the human community as a whole and as individual members of the society.

Conclusion

In conclusion, it can be observed that the field of technology has been able to revolutionize the sphere of education. Nowadays, the student community have a lot of various sources from where they can obtain knowledge. Thus, they are not confined only to books and articles.

References:

Bates, A. (2020). Chapter 7: Understanding technology in education. Retrieved 2 March 2020, from https://via.hypothes.is/https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/teachinginadigitalagev2/part/chapter-8-understanding-technology/

Crosslin, M., & al., e. (2020). Chapter 5: Effective Practices. Retrieved 2 March 2020, from https://via.hypothes.is/https://uta.pressbooks.pub/onlinelearning/chapter/chapter-5-effective-practices/

Harasim, L. (2017). Learning theory and online technologies. Routledge.

Stephenson, J. (Ed.). (2018). Teaching & learning online: new pedagogies for new technologies. Routledge.