College Classroom Technologies: A Look at Their Use in the Future

In the article, Top 10 Education Technologies that Will Be Dead and Gone in the Next Decade, faculty members voiced their opinions about what classroom technology they believe will be gone within the next 10 years, which ones they hope might become obsolete, and what they believe their role as instructors will be versus the role that technology will play as the classroom continues to evolve.

Personally, I disagree with some aspects of the article, but it did make me think, so I appreciated many of the insights.

The way I see it, the use of technology will continue to grow, and the systems we all ‘hope’ will go away will just change to become more conducive to the classroom (any instructor knows that what we currently have is a far cry from perfect). 

I think technology is here to stay, will continue to play a bigger role, and will change the way instructors are used (I’m already well aware that my job in the classroom and my job as an online instructor are remarkably different from each other).

I do agree with the chart in the article, showing that our role as instructors will be minimal. Even now, online students can learn material, take quizzes, and see what grade they received in an online grade book, all without us lifting a finger.

I love the face-to-face college classroom. It’s where you feel the impact you’re making much more strongly, and teachers are a much bigger part of the inspiration and learning that happens. 

But technology is helping students learn more efficiently, on their own time, and without distractions, and as someone who appreciates progress, I kind of love that, too. 

Happy teaching, learning, and changing.

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To read more about technology in the classroom, read the article Top 10 Education Technologies that Will Be Dead and Gone in the Next Decade.