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Emerging Technologies and the Resulting Social Changes


H. Gayathri
Pages: 15-26
ISBN: 978-93-5834-525-4


Emerging Trends in Psychology and Educational Sciences (Volume -4)

Emerging Trends in Psychology and Educational Sciences
(Volume - 4)

Abstract

Technology has changed our way of life. In the present era we cannot avoid technology though there are negative effects as well. Considering the importance of technology, almost the field of education incorporated technology for the purpose of teaching in order to prepare the students for upcoming challenges and for future growth. Incorporation of technology in the teaching and learning process helps learners to get attracted and motivated towards learning. Technology facilitates self-paced learning and eliminates anxiety, laziness on the part of the learners. Education is the basic weapon to bring changes in the society. Technology revolutionized the traditional system of learning and thereby results changes in the society in terms of way of living, health and life style, employment, social norms, hobbies etc. Technology is the application of scientific knowledge to the making of tools to solve specific problems. Technological advances such as automobiles, airplanes, radio, television, cellular phones, computers, modems, and fax machines have brought major advances and changes to the world. Modern technology has brought into existence quite a number of jobs that require specialized skill and knowledge. Technology has brought into being new occupational classes and an open-class structure replacing the closed social system of old. Modern technology has in many ways accelerated the tempo of human life. Connecting electronically can also lead to isolation which is as a result of constant sensory stimulus of texts, tweets, face book, emails and more rather than thinking and listening to each other.

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