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Namah Is Technology a Catalyst in Human Evolution?

threat to our very survival. That is something Conclusion
which needs to be seriously questioned. The
freedom which we experience in the name The purpose of this article is not to just point
of individualisation is nothing but slavery out the flaws of technology, Technology has
to our senses. enormous benefits, especially in the areas of
healthcare and education, the two fundamental
Our need to be seen, heard, and acknowledged pillars of human resource development in any
is so well captured by the personalised auto- society. Technology that is building tools for
suggestions on our gadgets that we fail to sustainable development, healthy living, and
see ourselves turning into puppets in the inspiring humanity to take a step towards
hands of the world that is creating the need conscious living is among the positive
for products we don’t need, and don’t even aspects of these developments. Technological
know why we want them. The basics that developments in the field of education have
emerged out of the need for survival, and made tremendous contributions in the form of
communication, have now given way to a active learning mechanisms and the process
fear-based society which is always left with of procuring resources has never been easier.
the feeling of scarcity and insecurity. Has the Online education, which has been growing
accessibility, which is a gift of technology, at an exponential rate since 2020 has made
made our lives easier or taken us far from it possible to have educational institutions
our ability to find answers, exercise our without brick-and-mortar walls, and
brains, and be more authentic and real in geographical barriers. Students in any part of
our interactions? Is it not driving us more the world can learn from the best of teachers
and more towards an individualistic and in the world at very little cost or no cost at all.
capitalistic society where the only lens to view This has shifted the focus in education from
the world is transactional? We have no time, teachers and institutions to the students. A
knowledge, and faith in human potential to student can choose to learn what she wants
connect with the transcendental aspects of to learn, choose from whom she wants to
life and thereby become more and more self- learn it, and learn at her own pace. This is
reliant. Instead, we have become more and truly a student-centred education, education
more technology-dependent for the socio- as it should be. Student-centred learning has
emotional exchanges. These are the issues received unending lip-service so far, but its
that need reflection. implementation has been grossly limited
due to the limitations of institution-based
education. Online education has knocked that
limitation out in one stroke by de-schooling
education.

When the intention is in place, sooner or later
we do reach our goal, and that is the reason
it is crucial at this stage of development
that humanity wakes up from its slumber
and makes technological development

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