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In the past lectures were the traditional method of teaching large numbers of students. Nowadays new technology is increasingly being used to teach students. Do the advantages of this new approach outweigh the disadvantages?

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As we move into the twenty -
first
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 century,
technology
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 is affecting many different areas of life and
education
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 is no exception. Indeed, in some institutions traditional forms of
education
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 have been revolutionised by new
technology
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 to the extent that the lecture is no longer the main method of delivery. While there are a variety of benefits to
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 new approach, there are
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 significant drawbacks. Perhaps the greatest bonus of the introduction of
technology
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 is the flexibility it offers.
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 in two different ways.
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, it is now no longer essential for students to be present in the lecture theatre for their courses.
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 means that part - time courses for adults who are in employment and distance learning courses for people in other countries are now much more practical. Another area of flexibility is of course that the lecturer and tutor are able to use
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one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
modules
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, interactive whiteboards and other tools to deliver their courses in a more stimulating way to large numbers of students. Not everything,
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, about the introduction of
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 new
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 into
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 is positive. One major problem is that not all students are comfortable with using
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, even if they are part of the digital native generation.
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 is a serious issue as they may suffer from their lack of technological skills. Another related issue is that
education
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 is a human activity and it works best with as much human interaction as possible. Impersonal
technology
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 cannot replace the human contact found in traditional face - to - face tutorials and seminars. As we have seen, there are major benefits to the introduction of
technology
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 into
education
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, not least because it enables modern forms of
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 as distance learning courses.
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 is balanced,
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, by the fact that it can be too impersonal for some and disadvantages others for their lack of technological skills.
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