Is Technology Making Education Easier or Harder
BY ADMIN PUBLISHED February 21, 2024, UPDATED February 21, 2024
DPSG has made use of the transformative potential of educational technology to change conventional classrooms into centres of learning. DPSG always encourages the use of modern tools such as laptops, phones, and tablets during studies. This helps improve students’ technological skills and boosts their participation in learning. This article explores the unique advantages and challenges of technology and education in DPSG’s framework, emphasising on how the approach is consistent with the school’s holistic perspective on development.
The Impact and Benefits of Technology in the School
Using technology in the classroom and the ways they have affected the standard curriculum are mentioned below:
Effective Communication
DPSG understands the importance of communication in shaping the bright future of the students. The communication options that students of DPSG can use through tablets and laptops enable them to develop crucial habits such as asking for help using Google Classroom. Communication is the important key in the growth and development of children, and this fits perfectly with DPSG’s objective to raise assertive and fluent speakers.
Participation
With the assistance of technology, DPSG educators bring student participation to a higher level both within the classroom and without. Our teachers encourage the students to use different digital learning platforms not only to make learning interesting but also to provide opportunities for active engagement with the study areas. DPSG embraces technology in the classroom; hence, every student, regardless of their disposition, can significantly contribute toward learning.
Tech Competency
DPSG prepares its students for a technology-driven future. Technology integration into the curriculum makes teaching coding and other vital skills a smooth process. DPSG students pass out as seasoned explorers of this technologically advanced world.
Access to Information
We at DPSG understand that it is essential to have immediate and relevant information for innovative thinking and comprehending the subject matter. Students can use technology to discover and apply knowledge in their practical environment, thus developing a technology-driven culture. For example, students can access three-dimensional models in courses like chemistry, a process that has democratised previously exclusive resources.
Responsibility
A core tenet of DPSG's educational philosophy is promoting responsibility. Technology provides students with agency in their academic outcomes. Through real-time access to grades and attendance information, DPSG students become more responsible and self-directed in their learning journey.
Automation
Multiple responsibilities are a challenge for students, and DPSG recognises this. Technology allows students to create reminders, calendars, and checklists that help ease the cognitive load associated with remembering everyday tasks. Such focus on automation corresponds with concern for producing well-rounded and organised people.
Challenges and Mitigations of Technology in the Classroom
While implementing technology, schools can observe a few disadvantages. Some of them are featured in this section.
Increased Distractions
Although the advantages of technology are apparent, DPSG acknowledges the possible diversions that it presents. This is a challenge due to the fact that the internet has numerous forms of entertainment. Our educators understand this and they constantly modify strategies and tell those to the students to ensure that the advantages of technology are enhanced while the distractions are minimised.
The school recognises that this responsibility is not limited to the classroom alone. Digital responsibility and mindfulness are the core values of DPSG, which aim to enable students to make their own decisions regarding the use of technology. This is a proactive step to use technology as a medium for learning instead of an annoyance.
Academic Dishonesty
Increased academic dishonesty is a result of the convenience of obtaining information online. DPSG is aware of the nature of this challenge and does not wait on the sidelines. The school’s emphasis on academic integrity emphasises the value of honesty and integrity in the learning process. DPSG has rigorous supervision in the assessment and assignment to help curb academic dishonesty. The school also educates students about the effects of plagiarism and cheating and the reasons for upholding academic integrity. DPSG attempts to cultivate a culture of honesty where every student takes pride in their accomplishment and integrity.
Cyber Safety
The use of technology also raises questions of cyber security. DPSG recognises that online safety training and appropriate usage of digital content are critical for students. Cyber safety education is highly valued by the school, which recognises that students may need help comprehending the consequences of their actions on the internet. We discuss the dangers of online activities, personal safety, and technology etiquette with our students. This involves partnering with parents in order to reinforce these lessons at home, thus promoting a holistic perspective towards cyber safety. Technology is, therefore, a means of learning but not a safe environment to play with.
Social Interaction
DPSG recognises that while technology facilitates communication, it can also be associated with a reduction in real communication and face-to-face interactions. The school appreciates the role of social skills in personal and professional success and addresses the challenge. In line with this, DPSG promotes a balanced use of technology, incorporating collaborative activities, group projects, and interpersonal skill-building.
Our school guarantees that students acquire social competencies through meaningful face-to-face interactions. The school promotes an atmosphere of a community to educate the students on the importance of teamwork, communication, and compassion. Skills that go beyond the classroom and support their development.
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Conclusion
Delhi Public School Ghaziabad Society has spearheaded educational innovation. We are using technology to mould the leaders of tomorrow. Our approach to overcoming the challenges and the benefits of technology, tailor-made for each child is a part of a broader educational environment congruent with the holistic development approach of the school. DPSG International School is committed to improving the methods of using the technology to enhance its students’ total holistic development. We don’t just respond to change; we prepare students for a future where technology will be fused with human potential.
