Alia Alsulaim

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http://thejournal.com/Articles/2014/05/21/6-Shifts-in-Education-Drivenby-Technology.aspx?Page=1

Thearticletitleis6ShiftsinEducationDrivenbyTechnology,waswrittenby
DavidNagelandpublishedonMay2014byTheJournalwebsite.Thisarticlebasedon
NewMediaConsortium(NMS)andtheConsortiumforSchoolNetworkingreport.The
reportconcernsaboutthetechnologyeffectsonk12students.Thetechnologyshiftsare
separatedto3timescalesthatareNeartimeshifts(2years),midrangeshiftsandlonger
range shifts. Near time shifts consist of rethinking the role of the teacher; teacher
increasedusingtechnologyontheirworkbesidestodeeplearningapproach.Themid
rangeshiftsconsistofopeneducationalresourcesinadditiontotheincreasinguseof
hybrid learning designs. The longerrange shifts consist of changing the traditional
classroom experience, rearrange the school day and accelerated adoption of intuitive
technologies.
My best favorite part when writer says The traditional bell schedule can be
perceived as jarring as it forces students to move from one class to another in an
unnaturalmannerwithnoconnectionbetweentheprojectsandactivities.Aslearning
becomes increasingly fluid and studentcentered, some teachers and administrators
believe that schedules should be more flexible to allow opportunities for authentic
learningexperiencestotakeplace.Iliketheideaofreschedulingthedayperiod.Based
onthetechnologythatprovidesthespeedandthetools.Thetechnologymakesstudents

reachthegoalofsubjectquickthanbefore.Usingvideos,formsandapplicationssavethe
timeforteachersandstudents.Thisadvantageoftechnologysupportsreschedulingthe
schooldaytobemoreeffectiveandbenefit.
MyleastfavoritepartwhenauthorsaysSchoolsthataremakinguseofhybrid
learning models are finding that using both the physical and the virtual learning
environmentstotheirhighestpotentialsallowsteacherstoengagestudentsinabroader
varietyofways,andevenextendthelearningday."Ibelievethatiscorrect,butIamnot
believethatismedlongterm(morethantwoyears).Mypointofviewthatusingof
hybridlearningmodelsisgettingtheresultinthisdays(Neartimeperiod).
Icaretoreadaboutwhatthetechnologyeffectoneducation.WhatIamlikeIn
thisarticleisthewaythatdivideschangesbasedonthetimeandhoweachperiodhavea
specificfeature.Ithighlightsontheshiftsthatwillhappenveryclearlyandorganized.