In Aid of Technology

When technology advanced some more in the 19^th century, education was very instrumental in such a development and in turn is one of the many avenues that benefited well in it. Much to the delight of the learners, machines such as computers and satellites, video and digital cameras, and other such equipment were employed to enhance the learning process and the gadgets did well in doing so. Learning has never been so much fun for the learners and teaching has never been so advanced and sophisticated for the teachers. Space was more than explored by man with the coming of the satellite, laboratory experiments became faster and their results more accurate with the use of computers. Man became the master in his chosen field because learning and education became more exciting and interesting. Technology, therefore, aided man’s pursuit of greater advancement in knowledge.

But there always are two sides to a coin. In as much as technology aided in the advancement of man’s knowledge, it also became a reason for its decline. Modern technology can kill people in an instant, can wipe out a generation and can put an end to every living thing if not used wisely or if used with ill meaning. Thus, it is still safe to use technology according to a well-planned method, a system that is well-thought of and a plan that is carefully executed. Technology is created in aid of development and not of destruction and degeneration. Technology is important but should always play second to methods. Pedagogy should dictate the relevance and use of technology and not the other way around.

There are a lot of ways to learn things. But basically, there are only two classifications of education – the formal education and the informal education. While informal education can be obtained in no particular way and order, formal education are always obtained in a systematic and programmed method.  It is time-bound and is goal-oriented. Not that informal education has no goal at all, it’s just that formal education demands structure, has a general and specific objectives, has a curriculum to follow, and, to top it all, is graduated. Technology doesn’t limit itself to a certain method only, it’s on how an educator employs it that it can be maximized to its full use.