Describe the experience of a fictional technophile (technology fan) student in 2020.
I would imagine that a technophile student in 2020 would be enjoying being a student as in 11 years time technology will presumably have taken an even bigger part in education than it does now. The internet in 2020 will be in web 3.0, possibly moving into web 4.0 phase, making it even more useful for students as the Semantic Web which is meant to be a part of web 3.0 will make researching much easier and efficient.
E-learning in the UK may have become an even bigger concept, so this student may even undertake their whole course via technology; lecture slides, online seminars, using email or a forum for all contact and online submission. Similarly, units such as this one, New Media Cultures, may be the norm for most subjects meaning work is completed via blogging or another technological platform.
The experience of a student who loves technology in 2020 would be a positive one, with technology being a key part of the education system.
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I found this question quite a difficult one, as it's a bit ridiculous to predict the future. However, you mention Web 4.0, what do you envisage this to be?
ReplyDeleteI also found this question quite difficult as I don't have a clue what the future holds in terms of technology!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what I envisage web 4.0 to be, as we don't have web 3.0 yet! it is a term I came across in researching the 'semantic web' question. It will be the next step forward in internet technology, what ever that may be.
Technology plays a huge part in our lives, with touch-only phones, dual core pcs and hd tvs being just some of our regular interactions. As a technophile is supposedly someone who goes 'over the top' about new technology, how does this differ from our age groups love for anything digital?
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