The computer ate my teacher by Stephanie

The explosion of technology and social media has made it second nature for students of all ages to stay connected at all times

MANY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ARE BEING CHALLENGED TO EXPAND THEIR ONLINE LEARNIING PORTFOLIO

Students and teachers are demanding that new technologies be integrated into their classroom experiences

SCHOOLS START TO TURN TO COMPUTERS AND MOBILE DEVICES AS TOOLS FOR EDUCATING YOUNG MINDS

THE POTENTIAL TO HELP REFOCUS CHILDRENS BASIC EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IS ENDLESS

WHAT IS THE NEXT GENERATION OF ELEARNING ?

RECENT STUDY ON ONLINE EDUCATON CONDUCTED BY SRI REPORTED THAT STUDENTS IN ONLINE LEARNING CONDITIONS PERFORMED BETTER THEN FACE TO FACE INSTREUCTION

THE TYPE OF IMMEDIACY NOW AVAILABLE IN LIVE CLASSROOM SETTINGS CAN ALSO BY A COMBINATION OF HIGH TECH COMMUNICATION TOOLS

USED TODAY BY Major corporations , financial, institutions, and businesses tools like yammer, Google apps facebook plug ins and twitter

twitters popular 140-character snippets allow groups of student instructors, friends, or peer to build, respond and add to a conversation

Immediacy can be achieved with simple webmail applications

With a high speed connection a keyboard and a mouse its incredibly easy to find information about different topics

Image and link sharing sites and creative video presentations allow learners to make fun on the fly discoveries In the classroom

Watching videos and having discussions dissecting practically anything anyone is interested in

With all these distractions how does one really learn?

Although formal learning certainly need to have goals , objectives and assessments to makes sure everyone is absorbing new information

Getting lost in a topic we love on the internet

Drinking content and sharing thoughtful feedback about that content truly is learning

Active classroom like online scavenger hunts are arguably more memorable, engaging relevant, and academically nourishing to our student body

Creating experiences like these should be the next generation of elearning

The only thing that has not changed is the part the teachers play in the successful elearning experience

Technology should motivate instructors to step up and innovate the ways in which they present subject matter

Inspiring students are driving their success like never before