Technology can be used in a variety of different contexts and with many different overall instructional paradigms in place, and as long as it is effectively integrated into existing teaching plans and styles -- or if new overall instructional methods are built with a technological focus -- a high degree of efficacy has been found from most technological applications (Hartley 2007). By rooting all learning in direct interaction with media and peers rather than relying on the largely passive instructional methods of traditional education, it inherently and almost automatically becomes more effective as true learning only occurs with interaction in the constructivist perspective (Hartley 2007). As students engage in repeated learning activities that require critical thinking skills in the locating and selection of information, they will also become better able to express themselves in a manner that is academically rigorous and critically convincing. Such interactions also provide a broader avenue for instructor evaluations of learners, as the learning process itself will become more explicitly identifiable and permanent through the use of search functions and even a cursory analysis of information links that were followed and/or overlooked. Again, this enables instructors to determine actual the efficacy of educational activities not only in terms of the absorption of information, but also the degree to which processes are understood and effectively utilized and integrated by students.
Conclusion
There is truly no discernible limit to the ways in which current and developing technologies can impact education. Instructors have a greater responsibility to their students to ensure that critical thinking abilities are well honed in this information age, and there is no better way to accomplish this then plugging into the Internet and engaging in a hands-on and interactive learning experience. Methods of selecting, analyzing, organizaing, and presenting information as well as engaging in critical discussion are all facilitated by current technologies, and should be utilized by instructors.
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