Abstract
Today and tomorrow, the world needs individuals who can manipulate critical and creative thinking skills to solve problems as a team. With technology, the way knowledge is obtained, constructed and communicated have completely transformed and altered. When it comes to education, it is a matter of question whether education is capable of creating critical and creative thinkers who can answer the needs of social and economic world of today and tomorrow. On the other hand, computers and smart devices are threatening the integrity of knowledge and knowing by damaging the authority of teachers in classrooms changing the way teachers are perceived. Therefore, terms such as guide, facilitator or coach have started to sound interchangeable with the word teacher. It is a widely known fact that schools are the learning environments for children. However, it is not certain how much they learn and how much of the content is supported by the ICTs. At an age when people are surrounded by technology all the time at work, in schools and everywhere, technological tools and smart devices have advanced too fast. The advances in technological devices used every day have gone faster than the advances in educational research and pedagogical approaches which incorporate educational technologies. This being the case, innovation in educational activities can be ensured through an understanding of the benefits of using technologies in education. This study is aimed at presenting that innovation in education is to be handled carefully. In order for this, this paper reviews the previous studies regarding innovation as a prerequisite for novel learning environments and revising strategies for successful adaption of technology to education, thus creating innovative learning environments. In conclusion, innovation is of vital importance in transforming and reconstructing the learning environments along with the curricula, the role of the teacher and teacher training.
Highlights
In today’s world, people have acquired full citizenship to the knowledge society
What is odd about living in the contemporary world is that the individual cannot deny the changes in the world; he must readily adapt to the changing environment and conditions, which is a quality of technology-driven societies. This fact puts a pressure on educational systems to adapt all individuals to knowledge society and knowledge economy
Educational systems, namely curricula, must be redesigned in a way that they will raise critical and creative thinkers that will focus on contributing to knowledge society
Summary
In today’s world, people have acquired full citizenship to the knowledge society. Voogt [29] suggests that the reason why the global society has transformed into knowledge society is the ICTs. What is odd about living in the contemporary world is that the individual cannot deny the changes in the world; he must readily adapt to the changing environment and conditions, which is a quality of technology-driven societies. What is odd about living in the contemporary world is that the individual cannot deny the changes in the world; he must readily adapt to the changing environment and conditions, which is a quality of technology-driven societies This fact puts a pressure on educational systems to adapt all individuals to knowledge society and knowledge economy. Educational systems, namely curricula, must be redesigned in a way that they will raise critical and creative thinkers that will focus on contributing to knowledge society. Pisanu and Menapes [20] clears the confusion by putting forward that innovation in education is needed to incorporate old and new technologies and educational environments that already exist may be adapted and upgraded through the use of technology
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