Technology In Learning

Technology in learning

In these pandemic times, technological advancements have deeply influenced education. The technology used in education as a distance learning is a precaution and government effort in reducing the spread of life-threatening covid19 epidemics. Mobile devices, computers, and other technological wonders are now being used in the classroom. The technology that is used for learning purpose is called Learning technology which it acts as a broad range of communication, information and related technologies that are used to support learning, teaching, and assessment. So for this blog, I’m going to explain the advantages and disadvantages of one learning technology which is Google Meet.

The advantage of Google Meet is, it is more economical especially for students where it provides a free site that can be browsed by all google users. Thus, students can carry out their learning process without having to spend money. Besides, the use of google meet which is based on E-learning and online learning provides an easy way to access it which is the student and teacher can download the app or they can just browse it online and at the same time, they also can join from any device. Next, google meet also provide a feature meeting recording, chat, screen sharing, audio conferencing, and event live streaming. This will make the teaching and learning process can be implemented using synchronous and asynchronous delivery.

The disadvantage of google meet is, there is a limitation that only allows 150 people to join a class at a time. This means that the learning process can only be done in small groups. Google meet provides a large number of participants access for the paid subscription only. Other than that, it uses a large amount of internet connection. Because of that, slow internet speeds can make a google meet almost impossible to navigate. Lastly, the student has difficulty focusing in the class and more likely to do other things. This is because the use of the internet encourages students to browse things like social media and others that cause them to lose focus in class.