International Journal of Commerce and Management Studies (IJCAMS)

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Social Impact of Tech Based Education

Author: Dr. Neha Jain- MA, M.Phil. PGDMCJ, MBA, Ph.D.,
International Advanced Diploma in TEFL/TESOL
Professor – Dept. of English, Presidency University, Rajankunte, Bengaluru
[email protected]

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TECHNOLOGY CAN BECOME THE WINGS THAT WILL ALLOW THE EDUCATIONAL
WORLD TO FLY FURTHER AND FASTER THAN EVER BEFORE–IF WE WILL ALLOW IT

Abstract: greater locations. A century in the past,

We can praise the technology for boosting our correspondence publications prolonged
dwelling situations along with different factors of
our society. Indeed, there were enhancements in education to college students who couldn’t
commerce, fitness, and schooling and normal
attend class. In the Nineteen Nineties,
education. Although critics and proponents agree at
the pleasant results of era, we nonetheless have an compressed video and the net abruptly made
extended way to move in terms of methods we
placed into impact it in everyday lives. The net synchronous far off learning—coaching in real
allows us to speak without delay on a worldwide
diploma, which has had a top notch impact on time—feasible for tens of millions.
schooling. Still, there are damaging societal effects
on training that have sprung up from the use of era
in riding studying activities.
Today, mobile devices placed 1:1 practise
inside the palms of billions, probably
This article will look at the harmful factors arising
from incorporating era in how we teach the mitigating the worldwide scarcity of teachers
following era of agency specialists and world
leaders. After all, the properly-being of the and putting off the boundaries to studying
community is at stake, as those factors are felt via source.
the stakeholders of our education machine.
Furthermore, it makes a case for know-how these
troubles as a way to enforce sound strategies for The promise of era inside the have a look at
reinforcing training in nowadays.
room is super: permitting personalized,
Although the ones techniques are commendable,
there's a significant percent of university students mastery-primarily based studying; saving
who are left out. Such gaps inside the nice of teacher time; and equipping college college
schooling create an uneven panorama in terms of
the employability of the inexperienced individuals. students with the virtual abilities they will
Hence, employing technology imposes obstacles on
individuals who do now not have get proper of want for twenty first-century careers. Indeed,
entry to the right gear for gaining knowledge of. managed pilot studies have proven meaningful
Keywords: Education, Technology, Socio, improvements in student results via
Skills, Digital
personalized mixed gaining knowledge of.1
1. Introduction: During this time of school shutdowns and far
off analysing, training era has grown to be a
Educators have long looked past the lecture
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II. Statement of the Problem: This paper television/newspaper advertisements.
focuses the problem on the major Social impact of Qualitative approach has been adopted in this
teaching issues at present of Education system of research paper.
high dependence on Technology for teaching. New
trends discovered and yet to be discovered are VI. Findings:
addressed in this research paper. Hence, this is the
stated problem,” Social Impact of Tech based Same like every other problem, technology has
both Positive and Negative Impacts of
Education”.
Technology on Education. Let’s have a whole
III. Objectives: check every of its influences. As era is
displaying big improvement in the discipline
• To comprehend the social impact of of education, the way of handing over
technology based teaching on the information and the capability of mastering
youth new matters has additionally changed.

• To research the future of youth with A) Positive Social Impacts

these impacts both positive and
negative
• Information is on the fingertips-
easily available with technology
• To look at the impact of instruction on
all the stakeholders in the Education • Technology makes it less difficult and
simplified processes if someone wants
system
to learn
• Technology enhances Creativity
• Not forgetting the human skills in the • Use of Technology enhances coaching
dissemination of education through and studying in classrooms
technology
B) Negative Social Impacts-
VI. Hypothesis:
Technology in the classroom has become no
This research study is designed to
longer really expected but assumed. Educators
assess the Social impact of innovation and administrators try to use and/or create the
in Teaching methods with the advent most digitally aligned curriculum to be had,
of technology and its future. It is based beginning from e-books in vicinity of print
on the hypothesis that the rise in the titles to clearly interactive analysing
use of technology across the world and management structures. The cause, of route, is
successful delivery of education to offer university college students with the
through the internet of things and best possible risk of success in an almost
technology is opening new pathways absolutely digital global. But what takes place
of a different new education world but at the same time as that equal technology that
it is impacting both positively and is supposed to aid in destiny accomplishments
adversely our present day generation ends up growing boundaries for university
children rather? And what takes location
too.
whilst era, together with social media and
texting, supersedes a student’s preference to
V. Research Methodology: have interaction in expertise-building sports?
Below are few talents that are frequently
Secondary data is used for this research misplaced or poorly developed as a result of
work, primarily. pervasive technology use.

This paper is based on descriptive study. It is Majorly Negative Social Impacts have led to
an elaborative research work. The data for this these;
research paper is collected from the secondary
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1) Communication Skills/ The Decline
in Writing Skills amongst Students • The texting language reasons a dip
informal conversation skills.
Writing is part of almost every pastime,
however small or big a detail it may be. • Profanity has made its way into essays
Today, although, one of the most not unusual that students write.
cases received from employers is that process • Students are dropping sight of spelling
applicants cannot write properly. “With Gen X and other grammatical factors.
and Gen Y, because of the fact everything is
shorthand and textual content, the capability to We, therefore, must address the unfavourable
talk efficiently is challenged. complications springing up from implementing
technology within the teaching gadget. The
As quit end result, many college graduates, societal results dealt with to create a hard work
notwithstanding being surrounded with the pressure that lacks the skills we want to power
resource of text-based totally absolutely era, the world forward to the future. Stakeholders
depart universities without the skills to have to come up with effective strategies of
properly talk using the written word. The ensuring all and sundry has a same opportunity
interest, a few claim, is often too much on the at gaining knowledge of.
generation and not enough on writing and
verbal exchange skills. 2) Social Skills

Technology has made it plenty less difficult Making eye contact, keeping a
for people to get right of entry to and interact communication, and keeping one’s interest
with instructional content. Gone are the times span are surely as crucial as being able to
wherein if your library lacked a particular communicate in written shape, however those,
book, you are probably unable to get right of too, are regularly lost or faded because of
entry to the expertise written there. With some generation’s reign in college students’ lives.
clicks of a button and a solid Internet Picking up on social cues or showing that
connection, you may locate extensive literature someone is invested in a gift alternate, as an
on something. Hence, getting to know example, are tendencies of wholesome social
establishments can widen the net of ideas they awareness. However, college students are
teach to their college students via the usage of more regularly invested in what’s on their
on-line repositories of posted works on any social media sites or in their text messages
challenge. than they are in human to human interplay.

However, the smooth gets right of entry to 3) Critical Thinking, Imagination, and
such educational databases has induced a Reflection
decline in the writing abilities of students. For
starters, plagiarism has been at the rise as one To assume considerably technique to take into
of the most difficult troubles learning facilities account one’s wondering. What have to I
address. Since newcomers can copy-paste compare and in which context? How do I harm
content from the internet, their learning talents a subject down for proper evaluation? And
have taken a nosedive. It is commonplace to sooner or later, how did I come to my cease?
find that a scholar has earned super grades in a These thinking skills are mostly affected in
project that they do now not completely the youth.
understand. This, ultimately, creates a
workforce that has earned the necessary These are all key steps in solving a trouble
qualifications however lacks the sensible and/or to decide. For teachers, administrators,
expertise to remedy troubles of their respective and employers, we recognize this, however for
fields. college students who're engrossed in era, the
ones principles can be all but misplaced on
On the opposite hand, using social media them. Why? Technology is frequently wrought
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or have a look at. No need to mirror on
4-Bad body posture.
consideration on one’s questioning system.
5-Headache.
If but, one changed into to engage with the
6-Poor eyesight.
method of problem-fixing, it is able to serve
them properly to use a piece creativeness. • Mental effects or psychological
What, as an instance, are the ability resolutions
to my problem, and the way may I reap stated issues may include:
resolutions? This form of hypothetical 1-Distraction.
inventiveness and subsequent scrutiny is an
ability which couldn't regularly be located 2-Depression.
internal of a show display screen, despite the 3-Anxiety
fact that. Rather, it requires the capability to
mentally multitask and often preserve “deep • Technology makes the pupil to waste
and sustained idea.” This is often fractured their time
with the aid of the usage of the fast-paced and
ever-changing worldwide of technology. • Technology leads to Students’
distraction
If a problem has been solved, or a spread
made, reflecting on the manner is likewise a • Technology in education is hindering
key step, one that guarantees proper routing scholar’s interpersonal skills
for future thinking. However, over again, due
to the at once nature of lots of the era coveted • Technology influences fitness
via college students nowadays, choices and
problems are right here and lengthy gone in a
5) Technology has created Digital
second. Technology moves on, and so do its
Divide
customers. Thus, getting to know to reflect on
one’s behaviours is a capability rarely
advanced via many college students. The digital divide refers to the discrepancies
seen between those who have access to
So what may be done to have interaction technology and those without. Moreover, it
those skillsets in our students over again? can be defined as the gap between the skills
requirement in the current job market and the
A conscious attempt need to be made to no know-how of those who wish to occupy such
longer best supply them the technological positions. Developed countries have
abilities they may want to attain a virtual consolidated efforts in their respective
worldwide but to moreover style those efforts jurisdictions to ensure that every student has
in a manner that mimics real-global an opportunity to receive the same quality of
interactions, that is, with people, not monitors. education.

4) Loss of Physical and Mental health 6) Social Media Technologies & Cyber
Bullying
Excessive use of technology affects the health
of students badly. Technology not only Cyberbullying has turned out to be a factor
affects physical health but also mental that we want to pay attention to and address as
health. a society. People use social media platforms to
propagate lies that may embarrass any other
character or maybe threaten them. On the
• Physical effects may include:
opposite hand, we retain to appoint using such
1-Obesity. technology in our institutions to decorate
teaching. A baby can be taunted to locate the
2-Lesser blood circulation. first-rate essay writing provider due to their
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friends given that they're ridiculed for lacking footprint, but there’s nevertheless a lot top you
such expertise. could do, and that’s what has been dubbed
your carbon handprint. If we introduce
We want to discover a way of making sure the children to that concept, they will start
safety of college students on those structures considering how to be Earth-positive – having
for you to pursue their efforts in gaining a carbon handprint more than their carbon
knowledge of without the worry of
footprint. The inclusion of ecology is non-
persecution. Besides, many mental dangers
can affect them in addition to the lack of self- negotiable. The commonplace thread that runs
assurance in trying to study. Consequently, we thru socio-emotional and ecological
hazard leaving out extraordinary people due to information is empathy. We need to analyse
the fact they were arm-twisted into neglecting first the way to be empathetic closer to
their responsibilities to education. ourselves, then in the direction of others, after
which to all life on Earth.
VI. Conclusion:
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