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Graduate School
October 2018
INTRODUCTION
In today’s generation, technology has influenced our every day lives and
education is not exempted from this. Throughout the years, teachers and students have
witnessed the changes in the learning environment the moment technology was
Students of prior generations were hyped about shopping for their notebooks and
pens as they start school, while today’s students come to class with smartphones,
laptops, and tablets on their hands. Nowadays homework and requirements are
submitted on line instead of being done on paper. Several institutions are even
technology inside the classroom to be more effective and efficient such as educational
clips, gamification, podcasting, etc. New technologies also created a wider access to
education and social network, expanding opportunities for both the school and the
students. Susan Henderson of Queens College says that “students have become much
more engaged and achieving learning success is through ability”. Singhal (2017) added
that students have become more excited to learn since they have different learning
teaching and learning methods is advantageous or not. Many believe that too much
technology in our instruction will hinder the students’ ability to think for themselves,
making them dependent and unaware of the old style methods or research. It is a
sensitive topic. Is technology truly shaping one’s learning? Or are we creating
DISCUSSION
The education system today aims to provide every learner functional literacy,
wherein each will acquire skills, knowledge and practices that are adequate to manage
daily origin and employment tasks that would make learners globally competitive.
Countries around the globe are competitive when it comes to having life-long learning
skills, critical and creative thinking. Nature of jobs is continuously changing resulting to
the need for the students to update theirs skills throughout their careers. Institutions
shall equip them to become capable learners with cross-disciplinary problem solving
skills that can assure success in the future. Thus, the concept of education for students
is not anymore limited to the four corners of the classroom. The traditional form of
are several studies that indicate that the use of technology helps increase student
achievement and self-efficacy (Liu, Hsieh, Cho, and Scallert, 2006) The role of
technology in the delivery of teaching undoubtedly shape the way students learn and it
executing skills than just having a lecture led by the teacher. “Outcome-based and
student-centered will be the method of teaching” says Polley Ann McClure of University
two major roles: one is character formation where learning can take place through
instruction, a set of learning resources and experiences used to obtain the learning
enhance their teaching methods, using different technologies and develop their lesson
plans that revolve on students working with the concepts that they are trying to learn to
and support for the student to gain not just their knowledge but also to better their
character.
from different perspectives. Students of theirs began working on their task even on their
breaks while some show a greater willingness to learn a specific subject area. A study
conducted by Godzicki, Krofel, & Michaels (2013) found out that students were more
likely to engage in an activity simply because technology is being used in class. Oigara
and Keenwe (2013) shared that when students used clickers, they felt more engaged to
the topic and was more active in student learning. Other researches suggested that
students who learn through technology tend to invest more in their learning (Li, Pow, &
Fung, 2010)
discover the importance of collaborative learning or working with their peers. Although
working in groups may not be new to the students, technology-based tasks lead
students in situations where students ask help from another who has mastered a
specific skill. Ruest (2018) states that students tend to perform better in an environment
preparing them for the real world, where innovation is driven by partnerships and
with other classrooms within the same school and even with other classrooms around
the world.
own devices or taking care of the school’s devices. This way, technology teaches them
opportunity for them to be responsible of taking care of their environment. Students are
oriented that one reason why schools are encouraging the use of technology is to
reduce the usage of paper. There’s also the element of convenience - one can simply
send his work online instead of having to print or copy every material a teacher would
With regard to addressing the aim of the education system on acquiring skills to
be globally competitive, by using technology, students can develop skills essential for
the 21st century. Students can learn useful life skills that they will need to be successful
in the future. Educational technology can serve as a tool in modern learning such as
solving complex problems, leadership skills, critical thinking. Students can also develop
their practical skills such as creating presentations, differentiating reliable and valid
sources on the Internet, observing online etiquette, and writing formal letters.
CompTIA’s study indicated that students using technology in the classroom would help
prepare them for the future. Education in the 21st century isn’t about memorizing facts
and mastering vocabulary words, it’s about loving complex problems and being able to
technology, unfortunately, it is not the same for the Philippines. The situation of
educational technology in our country is far too behind compared with the other
countries. Although multimedia sources, usage LCD projector eLearning, and the
Internet are being integrated in the classroom, however it is still limited. Fund intended
for education is already insufficient especially for public schools, what more for
educational technology. Philippines is still developing and preparing for the challenges
of the 21st century learning in terms of trainings of teachers, sufficient facilities and
adequate system. We may not be there yet but the government is taking action.
filipino learners.
CONCLUSION
Teachers are paving their way to make their teaching methods more effective
and efficient. They continuously develop their strategies to form their learners’ character
strategies include integrating technologies in the classroom. Technology has had major
impacts in education and will still continue to develop. Several studies convey that
making use of technology in class creates motivated, responsible and sociable learners.
And while learners outside Philippines are enjoying their facilities, educational
technology in our country is still trying to make its mark in the classroom. Nevertheless,
even though our teaching and learning methods are a bit short, we must be able to
make use of our resources, contemplate without limits, maximize our knowledge and
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