Technology transforming education

Dear readers, Welcome back! Lat time I was talking about how to prepare teachers for digital education. This week I would like to talk about online learning. Have you ever heard of MOOC? (http://mooc.org) MOOC (Massive open online course) is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web. In addition to traditional course materials such as filmed lectures, readings, and problem sets, many MOOCs provide interactive user forums to support community interactions among students, professors, and teaching assistants. I think MOOC is a good tool for researched development in distance education. Since it provides flexible and affordable way but high quality of education for students, future teachers and professors to learn new skills, pursue lifelong interests and deliver quality educational experiences at scale. Many top universities in the world, like Standard University, King's College, Harvard University, etc scrambled to join MOOC as the providers t...

Dear readers, Welcome to my blog again! Last time I was talking about the future impact of technology on teaching and learning. This time I would like be more specific, how to prepare teachers to use technology effectively in the classroom. Back to my previous blog, it is shown that technology in classroom bring a lot of advantages for both students and teachers. However, even if teachers are tech-savvy in their personal lives, they use many electronic gadgets, that doesn't mean they understand how to use technology effectively in the classroom. Suppose I'm a managing director of a big business school and I want all students (who want to be a teacher) to be fully prepared for the future. What should I do? That would be an interesting question. Firstly, preparation program about the use of technology in education should be introduced through out the courses. My friend who is now studying about business education told me that there are not many courses about the use of tech...

Dear reader, Welcome back! Last time I was talking about how VR can be applied in the classroom. This time, I would like to explore the future impact of technology on teaching and learning. Firstly, the role of the teacher will change. In the future, it can be expected that many students would rely on VR, iPad, e-learning platform or online classes to acquire information. So, if all these platforms are already equipped with content and help to connect with peers all over the world, what is the future of the teachers? I tried to ask my HK friend who is now studying in Bachelor of Education (Business) about her view. She said that it is inevitable to stop the trend, but the role of the teachers is changing to act more like a curator or guide. Her professor also emphasized that the teaching format had already switched from a giver to a guider. A successful teacher is to create opportunities for students to have more motivation on their learning material. It will be the best i...