In a recent article published in the New Zealand Herald, the potential of digital technologies in the curriculum were outlined and discussed. The opportunities are exciting and somewhat mind-blowing when you consider what education has previously been and where we are heading.
At the Global Edtech Summit different tools and technologies are being discussed with relevance to the world our students will be living in and working in. Tools such as Augmented Reality let children create and innovate in ways which bring their creations into the real world. Thus giving them more purpose and the child more understanding of the possibilities of their innovations.
Artificial Intelligence is everywhere and I believe that educating children to understand and realise the potential of this concept it vital. They need to see tools such as the ones mentioned in this article as both good and bad. If children are taught about the meaning and reasoning behind digital technologies then they are able to make better informed decision about how they use, interact and view them. They therefore have a more informed opinion about why they would use such tools and the consequences and opportunities that they bring.
In terms of education - it is changing at rapid speed. You can no longer be an effective teacher who does not engage with digital technologies and digital education. The emphasis for teachers needs to be on the why and the reasoning behind the physical technologies so that as the technologies change at what often seems like warp-speed, we can continue to help our students make informed decisions about their futures.
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