Technology And Higher Education Essay1
ASSIGNMENT
TOPIC: TECHNOLOGY AND HIGHER EDUCATION COHORT 10
NAME: Mohammed Farhaan Khaleel
STUDENT NO. : 1425841
Course: MBA/Set 2
DATE- 26/10/2014
INTRODUCTION
This essay is about the role of Technology in Higher Education. As we all know technology is advancing day by day and it has a huge impact on our everyday life. What is Technology? Technology is organized knowledge for practical purposes. . [Herschbach, D. (1995, January 1). Technology as Knowledge: Implications for Instruction]
(Mesthene, The role of technology in society, 1969).
Sophisticated technology is making the human life more simple, efficient, effective, accurate and time saving. It has a huge impact on Higher Education as well and plays a major role in enhancing the education system. According to the survey of the Economist Intelligence Unit 2008, almost two –thirds (63%) of survey respondents from the public and private sector says that technological innovation will have a major impact on teaching methodologies over the next five years. “Technology allows students to become much more engaged in constructing their own knowledge, and cognitive studies show that ability is key to learning success,” says New York City-based Queens College vice-president of institutional advancement, Susan Henderson. There has been a massive increase in online degree programmes and distance learning in the universities around the world. The role technology has a major impact on the university campuses which is making it essential and also globalising it. The overseas universities and universities in the US are depending on advanced technology to make education accessible to more individuals around the world.
Over the past few years there has been an increase in the number of universities across the globe, and the existing ones have expanded across borders. This shows that there has been a demand for the higher education sector in terms of business. In a business view there is opportunity for new
TOPIC: TECHNOLOGY AND HIGHER EDUCATION COHORT 10
NAME: Mohammed Farhaan Khaleel
STUDENT NO. : 1425841
Course: MBA/Set 2
DATE- 26/10/2014
INTRODUCTION
This essay is about the role of Technology in Higher Education. As we all know technology is advancing day by day and it has a huge impact on our everyday life. What is Technology? Technology is organized knowledge for practical purposes. . [Herschbach, D. (1995, January 1). Technology as Knowledge: Implications for Instruction]
(Mesthene, The role of technology in society, 1969).
Sophisticated technology is making the human life more simple, efficient, effective, accurate and time saving. It has a huge impact on Higher Education as well and plays a major role in enhancing the education system. According to the survey of the Economist Intelligence Unit 2008, almost two –thirds (63%) of survey respondents from the public and private sector says that technological innovation will have a major impact on teaching methodologies over the next five years. “Technology allows students to become much more engaged in constructing their own knowledge, and cognitive studies show that ability is key to learning success,” says New York City-based Queens College vice-president of institutional advancement, Susan Henderson. There has been a massive increase in online degree programmes and distance learning in the universities around the world. The role technology has a major impact on the university campuses which is making it essential and also globalising it. The overseas universities and universities in the US are depending on advanced technology to make education accessible to more individuals around the world.
Over the past few years there has been an increase in the number of universities across the globe, and the existing ones have expanded across borders. This shows that there has been a demand for the higher education sector in terms of business. In a business view there is opportunity for new
References: 1.Economist intelligence Unit 2008. (n.d.). Retrieved October 26, 2014. Website: (http://www.nmc.org/pdf/Future-of-Higher-Ed-(NMC).pdf) 2.Herschbach, D. (1995, January 1). Technology as Knowledge: Implications for Instruction. Retrieved October 22, 2014. Website: (http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/v7n1/herschbach.jte-v7n1.htm) 3.Proto, S. (n.d.). The Impact of Disruptive Technology-Based Innovations in Higher Education. Retrieved October 22, 2014. Website: (http://www.evolllution.com/opinions/impact-disruptive-technology-based-innovations-higher-education/)