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and technologies have affected one to another. If we compare the way we use technologies
in the past and in everyday life, we can see the big differences. There are
increasing number of improvements happen. For example, in the past we used a
telephone to call someone who does not live in the same house as us. Then the
technology of telephone developed. We had a mobile phone so that we still can
make a call to our friends or relatives or anyone while we are not at home. The
technologies did not stop there. We combined the mobile phone with a radio so
that we can use the mobile phone not only to make a call but also to listen to
the radio. The technology still did nt sto there. We started to combine the
mobile phone, a radio and a camera. This time, we could use the mobile phone
for making a call, listen to the radio, and to take a picture. Then, we started
to add the internet technology onto the mobile phone so that we can also surf
on the web.
I believe that the development of technologies will keep on moving forward
as we need the technologies to develop. By saying that, I believe that
technologies are developed because there is a need in the society. We had a
telephone because there is a need to make a contact with someone who does not
live in the same house as us. A mobile phone is created because there is a need
to use the phone in a mobile way. We combined a mobile phone with a radio
because there is a need to listen to the radio in addition to make a call in
our mobility. There is a camera integrated onto the mobile phone because there
is a need to use those two tools in our mobile life. We added internet onto the
mobile phone because there is a need to get information in our mobile life.
Dr. David Thornburg (2004), on one of the media segment, reflected on
characteristics and examples of technologies in Alvin Toffler’s three waves.
The three waves are the agricultural era, the industrial era, and the
information era. He also mentioned about the possibility of the fourth wave. It
is the communication era. In the agricultural era, time is considered as
seasons. In the industrial era, time is very important because there is a need
to be on time when we create things. In the information era, we use technology
to minimize the time consumed in creating a product. Dr. David Thornburg (200)
believes that in the communication era, the technologies are used so that there
is a collaboration between the parties. This technology development affects the
teaching and learning process. With the developed technologies, we can use them
as tools to collaborate in the teaching and learning process. The teaching and
learning process is not limited only at the classroom. It opens the door to a
new communication era where people can share ideas and participate without
having to be at the place (a school or a classroom) physically.
Technology has changed the society. Everything which was hard to do
are becoming more simple to do. Communication becoming easier and faster. On
the other hand, I still believe that human still need to have a face to face
interaction. Therefore, I am still wondering on the effect of technology on the
human interaction. What will happen next? We can only wait because the answer
means that there is a need for the technologies to develop more.
References
Laureate Education, Inc. (Thornburg, D.). (2010). The Emergence of Educational Technology.
Baltimore, MD: Author.
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