Education

6 Ways Technology Can Support Authentic Learning

Published

4 years ago

September 5, 2020

Blake

Almost 90 percent of the students in the current world have access to smartphones and almost half of them are reported to have a constant check on their phones regularly. These devices are not just a piece of technology but they have become a part of life in contemporary times. These devices have become the extension of the self of these students but what brings me to immense pleasure is the fact that not only these technological devices have contributed to bringing the world closer in terms of communication and networking but on the ends of students it could be seen that these devices have become an aid to authentic learning and here in this blog we would discuss how it supports or contributes to the same.

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1. Real-World Problem Solving

How often now do we see games that are actually about strategizing, planning and problem-solving? Most of the games in the contemporary times have a focus on these things and it is the rationale that we now have connected learning or in fact authentic learning with these devices of technology. Moreover, the media that we use in recent times is also a source of learning about the real world. From YouTube to Netflix and every other thing could be included under this domain as well.

2. Easy Access to Information

Anything about the world is now just a few clicks away. Want to know about something just open the search engine or Wikipedia get all the information about anything in the world. Do you think something is required to be updated? Become a Wikipedia editor and get that done. But have you ever thought about how this has been made possible? Well, the answer to this question is really simple actually it is just one word and it is technology.

3. Connection With Community Of Learners

Is communication is only done for delivering the messages? Well, it would have been the case in the old times but now it is not the case. We have seen a number of communities to be made over internet and amongst the same, we have seen these communities be also made for sharing of information among the people who have the same interest. From engineers to business managers everyone is now able to collaborate over social media and other such mediums to make the contemplations on increasing their knowledge and sharing the same with others.

4. The Concept Of Self-Learning

How many of us now rely on someone to learn something? Well, probably now none of us is relying on any individual to get hang of something and the reason behind the same is technology. We now can access anything, can view anything and possibly find anything over the internet which makes us independent in the course of learning and this is how authentic learning has been contributed by the technology.

5. Inquiry and Thinking Skills

What makes you better at things is how critically you question it and this is what technology has brought along with it. It has made people able to question anything they see as well as get the answers for the same from people who are expert at it. We with the help of the internet now can make contemplations on giving our thinking skills a boost through different inquiry platforms. It has been a tremendous contribution from the technology to this learning environment that now queries are appreciated and solved in a matter of just minutes.

6. Virtual Learning Environment

Well, who did imagined that I sitting in one part of the world could access to an institute that is in the other part of the world? But this by the technological updates and advancements has been made possible. It could be now possible for anyone to get to the best institutes and educators through technological mediums and get their expertise to be developed.

Technology has impacted almost every of the field in the world and education is not left behind as well. Here we have mentioned 6 of the ways where technology is supporting authentic learning and these are only what has been noticed on a bigger scale however on the smaller scale technology is making more of such things to be happening in the educational field to make people able to learn whatever they want and from wherever they want. Not only it has decreased the gap in communication but with the same, it has increased the area that you have for learning your desired skills and expertise.