It can be argued that where technology is central to the modern classroom environment, this form of education is contributing to the ‘blur’ between the real and digital world. However, this argument is widely criticised. For example, Piaget (1952), disagree with the very foundation of this argument. Cognitive constructivists argue that reality is subjective; humans create their own meaning of what is real in this world (Swan, 2005).
Therefore, it appears that this invalidates the argument that digitization (e – learning) is a curse on the basis that understanding is not formed in the 'real world’, as individuals will interpret their own reality. Perhaps technology has become the reality of many and we should stop viewing them both as two different worlds; ‘real’ and ‘unreal’. This argument is supported by Beeching (2013, Cameron’s cyber-bullying advice) who suggests that whether we are educated with or without technology, both forms are "equally real in their own way". Due to the digital revolution, technology surrounds our modern day-to-day lives. Following this, another element of the constructivist theory is particularly relevant here. Advocates argue that learning is peculiar to the individual (Sultan, Woods and Koo, …show more content…
In addition to this, since technology surrounds modern wider society, it could be seen as a curse to not integrate this into education. To provide an example of this, you could describe an average modern day person’s working day; to wake up by their mobile phone, used as an alarm (Hale, 2009), possibly cook breakfast on an electric cooker and go to work where he or she may use e-books instead of traditional paper books and make phone calls throughout the day. These are some examples of how technology can permeate our lives and the working
Therefore, it appears that this invalidates the argument that digitization (e – learning) is a curse on the basis that understanding is not formed in the 'real world’, as individuals will interpret their own reality. Perhaps technology has become the reality of many and we should stop viewing them both as two different worlds; ‘real’ and ‘unreal’. This argument is supported by Beeching (2013, Cameron’s cyber-bullying advice) who suggests that whether we are educated with or without technology, both forms are "equally real in their own way". Due to the digital revolution, technology surrounds our modern day-to-day lives. Following this, another element of the constructivist theory is particularly relevant here. Advocates argue that learning is peculiar to the individual (Sultan, Woods and Koo, …show more content…
In addition to this, since technology surrounds modern wider society, it could be seen as a curse to not integrate this into education. To provide an example of this, you could describe an average modern day person’s working day; to wake up by their mobile phone, used as an alarm (Hale, 2009), possibly cook breakfast on an electric cooker and go to work where he or she may use e-books instead of traditional paper books and make phone calls throughout the day. These are some examples of how technology can permeate our lives and the working