Technology in Education: A review

ABSTRACT This literature review analyses the application of technology in education primarily on how these technological innovations influence teaching and learning in schools, colleges, universities and overall everyone interested in even in distance education. Learning and teaching have become more interactive and fun. Students can learn from huge stocks of study materials outside of their regular textbooks. Learning has got the extra advantage with the personalized attention catering to individual needs and learning abilities. Educators as well as students happen to grasp 21st century skills. This has increased more competition between students and thereby they have developed much skill wise and intellectually. Collaboration and communication between students have increased fostering team work and social understanding. This has brought equality between different sects of the students from different social background. Global connectedness and quick information sharing have become possible. Research is an area which has got tremendous benefits from technology. Highly sophisticated hardware, devices and software are employed in research nowadays. So many online journals have come up and communication has become easily feasible. For the teacher it has become easy to give feedback, the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) basis of conducting exams takes less time and software based home assignment system saves time. Distance learning has become possible through systems like MOOCs and other university courses through distance mode.