IPAD is the latest Hi-tech gadget that is being introduced in Educational institutes. When we were studying IPAD or Tablets were not being used. We had text books, Black-boards, slates, notebooks and the desktop computer. Notebooks/Laptops came in after we finished our studies and now the Students are using IPAD/Tablet computers. Our parents never saw a computer when they studied and now the students use high-tech devices, computers/tablets and also learn in Digital class rooms where multimedia enabled digital boards, projectors etc are being used. The digital revolution has changed the way study material is presented using audio/visual presentations, digital animations. The study enablers are supposed to make studying more interactive and easier to grasp difficult concepts. Our generation and the generations before that missed the interactive study materials. The Advertisement blitzkrieg by the service/product providers for these gadgets and the study materials states that with the help of all these the difficult concepts of science, Math will be easily understood by students and more Engineers, Doctors and Science graduates will be produced. However this statement/claim is debatable?
Let's see the reality as is already proven. Use of devices like laptops and desktop computers for a long time cause many health issues - eye problems, hand/wrist injuries, back ache, headache etc. Is it advisable to give small kids these devices if they have caused issues/problems to adults. Interactive study material and enabling gadgets may be good in making some points clearer however it may make the new generation completely dependent on them and will may cause them to have limited imagination, deductive powers, analytical skills and problem solving skills. With books the student needs to use his/her own mental capabilities to fully grasp the concept and the ability to use the same to solve problems. It may be fine to use these technological devices at a mature age, however it is highly debatable without fully understanding the health as well as other implications to introduce them at an early age.
With no real need to develop writing skills if IPAD/TABLETS are used to do class work/ home work submit assessments and giving tests online/offline on computers the skills will be lesser and lesser developed in coming generations and the dependance on these devices would become a handicap. If the work of literature would be presented in Visual form it may become very easy to understand for all however people will miss the enjoyment of visualizing the stories and getting fully immersed in the stories.
We may produce copies of educated students, however the individuality will go missing with everything being spoon fed.
It is still too early to make hard conclusions on this topic however at this moment I believe it will be more a bane than a boon to students in their young age. Let's see how the things work out in the long run.
Let's see the reality as is already proven. Use of devices like laptops and desktop computers for a long time cause many health issues - eye problems, hand/wrist injuries, back ache, headache etc. Is it advisable to give small kids these devices if they have caused issues/problems to adults. Interactive study material and enabling gadgets may be good in making some points clearer however it may make the new generation completely dependent on them and will may cause them to have limited imagination, deductive powers, analytical skills and problem solving skills. With books the student needs to use his/her own mental capabilities to fully grasp the concept and the ability to use the same to solve problems. It may be fine to use these technological devices at a mature age, however it is highly debatable without fully understanding the health as well as other implications to introduce them at an early age.
With no real need to develop writing skills if IPAD/TABLETS are used to do class work/ home work submit assessments and giving tests online/offline on computers the skills will be lesser and lesser developed in coming generations and the dependance on these devices would become a handicap. If the work of literature would be presented in Visual form it may become very easy to understand for all however people will miss the enjoyment of visualizing the stories and getting fully immersed in the stories.
We may produce copies of educated students, however the individuality will go missing with everything being spoon fed.
It is still too early to make hard conclusions on this topic however at this moment I believe it will be more a bane than a boon to students in their young age. Let's see how the things work out in the long run.
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