Unit 6-Imagine the Future

 Albert Einstein stated that “ Imagination is more important than knowledge” ('Albert Einstein Quotes,” n.d.), Imagining the future of the education will help the specialized scientific personnel and education departments to think and dig more about the better future of the teaching for our new generations and kids. But before we imagine the future we have to know how was the antecedents’ imaginative process in the past for our todays teaching? And how were the teaching methods in the past? To compare between the teaching methods in the past and in the recent days we can find a huge difference; as it is clear that in past there were no internet, smart mobiles, smart boards, youtube, social medias, and app stores. The present technology might be imagined in the past and became true or it might be more sci-fi thinking. But our today’s imaginations for the future are not a challenging object because now we are living within the technology schools that only will be developed.

The new technology use in educational processes is significantly benefited in our new class teaching that needs to be more emphasized. The technology progression through the last decades was countless and it could be seen in every school and among students and faculties. But what are the most considerable and effective methods of technology in the process of education for our future students and faculties? I think that we have to focus on the researchers effective findings and results that will reveal the major facts about teaching technology systems. Furthermore, the technology use assisted the teachers to be more influential and the students to be more absorbent for the class materials. That is why; the future education will assuredly be made of full technology use beside the turn of classes to a sort of technology data that will serve the teacher and the students.

The advanced technology and the improvement of the education system all are considered having an important role in progression and expansion of the teaching methods in the future classes. Indeed, no one is aware from this future how it will be, but we are definitely guarantying the best use of technology in the classes. Because today the web and internet are considered the most obvious part in our learning process. For example the D2L and its board of discussion, blogging and using of social medias or any other methods of teaching are all measured and could be updated and developed for better use in the future.

The Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is an online course, which currently used by most of US universities and colleges that allows virtually anyone with an Internet connection to attend for free. Over in Asia, the National University of Singapore and the Nanynag Technological University, and University of Hong Kong are all decided to use MOOC in their programs (Hew, 2015).
“Game players can process visual information better, and have better perceptual vision and hand-eye coordination than those who do not play games” (Mastrian, McGonigle, Mahan, & Bixler, 2011, p.281). Based on this finding, the gamification and game playing will be enforced and enhanced in the classes of the near future, also in my perspective the nursing education will have the bigger chances for that opportunities.

References:

Imagination is more important than knowledge. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/alberteins129815.html

Hew, K. F. (2015). Towards a model of engaging online students: lessons from MOOCs and four policy documents. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 5(6), 425-431.

Mastrian, K.G., McGonigle, D., Mahan, W.L., & Bixler, B. (2011). Integrating technology in nursing education: Tools for the knowledge era. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett