It’s about time that we actually get a revolution of how classes are actually conducted, and how we are actually learning from teachers. People have tried to evolve it out of the long-stagnant phase of papers and pens to computers and keyboards. Not until recently was the vision of one-laptop-per-student, budget computers and tablets being incorporated into classrooms.
There is a computer called the Raspberry Pi that costs just $25. No doubt, it is a major breakthrough to get audience penetration to each and every, single student to have a computer to use and to study.
It was the iPad that actually started the milestone for mobile devices to be used in classrooms. Any students reading this – or beyond – will see from iPads to Iconias to Transformers to Galaxy Tabs being held on peoples’ hands wherever they go. I personally saw my classmates bringing in these devices into the class to see the lecture slides or read the textbooks.
We are all well aware of the reasons why, but in case you don’t, here are a few that I like :
- Saving the environment – less paper printed
- Lighter bags
- Neater work
- Do more things beyond paper and pen
Of course it’s my point-of-view. And if you’re wondering why is it Classroom v1.7 and not v2.0, I have my reasons.
They are not without their drawbacks. We, of course can’t take notes directly on them – for example – lecture slides right on your devices. A major drawback for the Y-generation. Battery is a major concern in such devices and the glare inflicted on the users’ eyes are drastic and not recommended for continuous use even with short breaks in between (which will also break your focus).
E-ink technology is a very good replica of printed ink on paper, developed and used by Amazon on the Kindle. There are no glares nor the strain on the eyes, but the functionality of the device seems very monotonous and did not penetrate the market.
This device however, proved to the world that there are many people who opt for ebooks instead of printed pages for – what I suspect is – exactly the same reason as why a student would like these devices to be their textbooks instead.
We’re still far ahead from replacing books, papers and pens with electronic devices and without a doubt, we are getting nearer each day as new apps starts sprawling up like the wondrous Evernote and also the ever magnificent Google Drive (Docs). I’m sure that we’ll be seeing some kind of reader app that enables users to add notes, draw diagrams and label things on the site itself, on multiple layers, and in this way it doesn’t ugly-fy or make your things messy.
There’s far beyond what we see but it hasn’t been integrated or even shed light in any prototypes. Take Microsoft for example. They have videos which I think is great visionary wise, but until now there are still no prototypes.
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