Advantages of Educational Technology

Using technology for education has many benefits. There is much education software available that help the students and the teachers alike in a different ways. Some of these benefits can be summed up as follows:

1. There is software which can record and check the performance of the students on the basis of which the students can be suggested different ways to improve their performances.
2. The students through the internet and the intranet stay connected and participate in the discussions. There is thus formed a virtual classroom in which every member participate in the discussions. The lectures thus are made livelier and interesting and the problem of the teachers to cope up with the absentees is solved to a much greater extent.
3. The students can actually find out the practical application of the theory that they are learning in the classrooms.
4. The simulation software can be used by the college management to give the students the real time problem solving environment. By this the students can learn the practical use of the theory lectures that they are receiving in the class room.
5. The teachers too can give an individual attention to the students in the class as they connect through the internet and intranet.
6. The students can be given the assignments in the form of power point presentations. By this the curriculum is made interesting and also the active participation of the students contributes a lot in the development of their personality.
7. Games especially designed to improve the learning concepts when applied to educate the students, act as stress reliever for them. The students are relieved of their stress besides the learning process is greatly improved.

It is scientifically proven that the learning process is much more improved and the grasp of the subject is more if the theory is applied practically. The application of the technology proves this research if the colleges adopt the technology in education.The team spirit among the students is enhanced; they develop leadership skills and team management skills. The students learn to live in such environment, the thing very basic to any type of profession later adopted by the students in their lives.

Learning is a continuous process. The students can thus slowly be made to understand this concept by adopting technology as there are fast changes in the field, and, the newer concepts and innovations continuously coming up. The students thus learn that the change is a continuous process and they have to keep up with the new developments to succeed in their profession.