This week was a bit of a juggle bringing together the readings, posts and completing the artefact. My postings have ranged from delving into film culture and feminism, education and technology and today’s video post on AI and the predictions made in the spread of the coronavirus. Quite a mix to say the least and a close representation of what was going on inside my head 😊.
Although I have heard and enjoyed watching and listening to success stories brought about by the implementation of technology, sometimes the ideas tend to put me slightly on edge. What seems in, a way as a straightforward leap from nothing to everything (possibly in areas or countries with different socioeconomic backgrounds) makes me wonder if one needs special super-insight into stripping the learning process to its very fundamentals and applying technology to it. I often find that over-analysing the use of technology and how it benefits education often blindfolds educators into simply providing the means to search for information and allowing learners to enjoy the process of discovery. Many times, and in my experience the use of technology needs to be mired in protocols, time constraints, syllabi and educator training. Why do some people find it easy using social networking platforms, sharing, buying online and a host of other things but then still find it difficult to implement similar technologies within class sessions?
Finally, the video on the paradigm shift in the use of digital time is something I would like to develop later on as it can perhaps offer an insight in the way older generations find it difficult to relate to younger ones on the uses of technology. Perhaps older generations still tend to use technology in a sequential manner, allocating time for it and range of use while for younger generations it becomes an extension of their physical, psychological and even emotional selves.
