Top 5 Advancements Changing the Face of Education

Posted on December 16, 2013
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Categories: Current Student, Dear Students

Alex Summers of Edudemic posted an article back in 2011 that detailed the top 5 advancements that were changing the face of education.  Included were: social media, online classrooms, tablets, smartphones, and free online resources.

Today, the idea that technology is changing the face of education holds true.  It will continue to advance education in ways we haven’t seen.  But the top advancements are slightly different, even after only two years.

The Top 3 Advancements Changing the Face of Education according to Philadelphia Virtual Academy

1. Online Classrooms

  • Included in Mr. Summers’ article, online classrooms enable people, young or old, to learn wheneveIMG_1973r they please.  It allows the older generation to go back to school and the younger generation to stay in school.  Not only can teachers hold actual classroom discussions and see their students, but they can check and edit homework and send out online tests.
    • Resources such as Blackboard, Connect McGraw-Hill, and other interactive classrooms all further the learning process by helping students and teachers converge at any time and place.

2. Online Learning Communities

  • Without these online communal tools, education online wouldn’t be so special.  Students are able to work on the same document/project at the same time.  They can chat with each other while working and everything is in real-time.  College commutIMG_1972ers can stay at home, yet still work on the group project that’s being done on campus.
  • Philadelphia Virtual Academy benefits from its’ Virtual Office, an open online student help community operating every day from 8am to 8pm.  Here, students, teachers, teacher assistants and tech support all gather to work out any problem in a real time capacity.

3.Free Online Resources

Simply put, students have access to almost every piece of information provided on a given subject through a couple of mouse clicks.

Link to the Summers’ 2011 article here: http://www.edudemic.com/top-5-tech-advancements-changing-the-face-of-education/