Importance of Technology in Education

If we talk about today’s time, we are surrounded by technology and our dependence on technology has increased since last few years. You will find the use of modern technology in almost every field right from procuring the raw materials to delivery of goods, online food delivery, digital payments, social media, banking and finance etc.

Since last few years specially after Covid, we have seen an upsurge in use of technology and modern tools in educations sector. Right from conducting online classes on platforms like Zoom/ google meet to providing assignments on google forms and providing online learning resources our education system shifted to combining technology in education from traditional teaching ways. Many teachers who weren’t well equipped with technology learned to use these tools through faculty development programs, teacher training programs or through YouTube.

But this was a big shift in our Indian education system as we couldn’t have thought of implementing this concept of online classes or e-learning in our system for at least next 10 years had it not been for covid. This concept already existed in West, where home schooling or online classes was not a new word but for us it was a huge paradigm shift which opened doors for lots of new opportunities. This concept of online classes opened doors for new opportunities for many people who wanted to teach online or provide study modules on YouTube. Big companies like Byjus increase their annual subscribers during covid by providing the study material and their subscription plans and parents were forced to enrol their students in online learning platform as physical tuitions were inaccessible.

Advantage of using technology in education sector

• Unlimited online learning resources for students to choose from
• Reduces time and cost for teachers as the assignments can be taken in google forms thereby reducing the cost of paperwork.
• Unlimited accessibility hence you can watch videos as many times as you want until your concepts get cleared.
• Use of videos and ppts make it easier and interesting for students to study.
• Both students and teachers can upskill themselves or learn any new course from he best renowned universities or sites.
• Even students in remote areas can have access to best universities and colleges through online platforms.
• Students can earn while studying through many apps that hire teachers, developers, digital marketers, content creators for their site hence students feel financially safe while studying.
• Students can access their content in their preferred language so there is no language barrier.