How technology has changed the way students learn today? It’s easy to imagine the classroom scene from decades ago when children were sitting in rows of desks, listening to their teachers and taking notes – at least that’s what I remember of my childhood. Nowadays, the situation is quite different. Students are connected to the Internet all the time, they use digital devices to learn and are even using them as a way to teach other students around the world. Here are some examples of how technology has changed the way students learn these days.

Technology has changed the way students learn: 4 interesting examples

Technology has changed the way students learn: 4 interesting examples

1) Online Courses

Many educational organizations have been using technology to create online courses for students. They use a variety of platforms, such as YouTube and Khan Academy, in order to teach what they want their students to know. This method is becoming more and more popular with students because it allows them to study on their own time without having to be in a classroom.

1) Khan Academy 

2) Stanford University Online Courses 

3) MIT OpenCourseWare 

4) iTunes U

2) Augmented Reality

There are many ways that technology has changed the way students learn, from taking online courses to using augmented reality in a science classroom. One of these technologies is augmented reality, which can be integrated into science classrooms in order to make learning more interactive. For example, students can have a virtual microscope or explore quantum states through an interactive screen. This makes learning more practical and hands-on for students as they’re able to experience it first-hand rather than just reading about it in a book. It also helps teach scientific concepts that might otherwise be too difficult for them to understand. 

Another technology that’s changing the way students learn is 3D printers.

3) Virtual Reality

Students are no longer limited to sitting behind a desk and reading from a book, with technology they can now experience new things and places. For example, virtual reality allows students to step inside an elephant's eye view in Africa. If these students were going on an African safari for real, they would need to pack their bags and board a plane. However, with VR they can just put on the headset and journey anywhere in the world without ever leaving their classroom. Virtual Reality is also used in schools to teach kids about people who are different than them by allowing them to be immersed in someone else's experience.

4) Intelligent Video Narratives

Technology is changing the way students interact with their education. One example of this is Intelligent Video Narratives (IVN) which is a video-based project for students to create short documentaries about a specific topic. Students are then given prompts to create videos from certain perspectives and show how technology has changed that perspective over time. They can also choose to use different forms of technology, such as Virtual Reality or 3D printing, in order to show how those technologies have changed their lives. IVN gives students the opportunity to explore different types of media and share their stories in an interactive and engaging environment.