Dear readers,
This post is a
video showing an interview with Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, where he
discusses whether mobile technology could replace traditional classrooms in the
future (Bloomberg, 2015).
Reference
Bloomberg
(2015) Online Learning Won’t Replace
Traditional Education: Khan. Available at:
(Accessed: 9 January 2017).
Just as Sal Khan explained, I too believe that mobile technology won’t substitute teachers. Technology doesn’t just have to be confined to the classroom and should be taken out into homes. However, I think it should be used as an aid instead of using it to replace the work of a teacher.
ReplyDeleteIn Quillen’s (2012) writing he discusses the thoughts of teachers and their opinion on it. They argued that technology would not provide the students with the rich and meaningful education that they need. Within this report it mentions how even the well-known companies that provide technology for education aim to make teaching more effective, not to make teaching a less relevant job.
Quillen, I. (2012) ‘Can Technology Replace Teachers? Quality Debated as Districts Tap Tech over Teachers’, Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 78(4), pp. 4-10.
Bethany made the point initially that mobile technology allows learning to be taken outside of the classroom. This focal point demonstrates the essence of ‘here and now learning' discussed in (Martin & Ertzberger,2013). This phrase describes how we are able to use technology as an informative source anytime and anywhere. Mobile technology allows us to learn in context because we use it when we need information. Critically, abstract learning at the hand of teachers cannot always offer these same learning experiences.
ReplyDeleteMartin, F. and Ertzberger, J. (2013) 'Here and now mobile learning: An experimental study on the use of mobile technology', Computers & Education, 68(1), pp. 68-75.
As a student looking to develop a career in teaching, it is frightening to think some believe technology has the potential to replace teachers. Lee and Rha (2009) express that learning with mobile technology is heavily invested in, emphasising its potential to take over. However, they acknowledge the difficulty in distance learning and say that people are unable to learn through distance learning. This is because it isolates students and neglects them of the social interaction they require to maximise learning.
ReplyDeleteLee, H.-J., & Rha, I. (2009) ‘Influence of Structure and Interaction on Student Achievement and Satisfaction in Web-Based Distance Learning’, Educational Technology & Society, 12 (4), pp.372–382.