Use of Innovative Technology for Effective Learning: An Empirical Perspective

Abstract

“Technology in the hands of great teachers can be transformational”, says the famous author George Couros. Technology and education are a great combination if used together with a right reason and vision. While technology has changed how we communicate, access information, work and even play, its impact on schools and colleges, teaching and learning has been much more limited. We believe that the limited impact is primarily due to lack of consideration given to technology’s comparative advantages. These comparative advantages, relative to traditional “chalk-and-talk” classroom instruction expand opportunities for practice and increase student engagement. Through the use of technologies and innovative methods in education, one can alleviate problems and carry out one’s tasks and activities in a well-organized manner. The paper will try to focus on how technology through the use of knowledge, tools, techniques, systems, and methods provide solutions to problems or serve certain purposes to effective learning.