Technology is ever changing and not wanting to keep up with
technology extends beyond elderly and baby boomers. People in work get set in
their ways and do not want to try new things as you might be aware. This
article I pulled up is about teachers not wanting to even teach new technology.
The author of the story reveals this thinking and analyses the mentality behind
it. The author’s theory is that all technology is the medium by which everyone
communicates besides language and writing. Then he expands upon that theory
that IT actually has changed how modern society thinks. It’s changed how we think about solving a problem and how we will get our information to make decisions. To teach and learn without the use of technology is not realistic. I myself believe it is irresponsible. People believing they can make an informed
decision without the use of research through the internet, or at all, are
either wasting time or are making decisions uninformed.
If the educators teaching classes are not keeping up with technology they are not going to keep the interest of the class either. For instance, in the classroom, if the
students believe they know more than the instructor then the instructor will
lose credibility. The instructor would be better off embracing technology and
using it in the classroom. Even allowing students a brief time to use their phones
for example to search the internet on the class topic and give input on what
they found. IT advances learning and advances informed decision making.
