Week 2 Part 3 Blog Posting # 3

The aim of the 2010 NETP is to boldly assert a goal to bring our educational system up to speed with the current technological advances. Just as technology is at the core of virtually every aspect of our daily lives and work, we must leverage it to provide engaging and powerful learning experiences, content, and resources and assessments that measure student achievement in more complete, authentic, and meaningful ways. Technology-based learning and assessment systems will be pivotal in improving student learning and generating data that can be used to continuously improve the education system at all levels (NETP, 5).
The plan lists five essential areas ripe for improvement assisted by technology: learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity.
Goal 1.0: Learning
All learners will have engaging and empowering learning experiences both in and outside of school that prepare them to be active, creative, knowledgeable, and ethical participants in our globally networked society.
Goal 2.0 Assessment
Our education system at all levels will leverage the power of technology to measure what matters and use assessment data for continuous improvement.
Goal 3.0 Teaching
Professional educators will be supported individually and in teams by technology that connects them to data, content, resources, expertise, and learning experiences that enable and inspire more effective teaching for all learners.
Goal 4.0 Infrastructure
All students and educators will have access to a comprehensive infrastructure for learning when and where they need it.
Goal 5.0 Productivity
Our education system at all levels will redesign processes and structures to take advantage of the power of technology to improve learning outcomes while making more efficient use of time, money, and staff.
The 2010 NETP asserts that students are not engaged in their learning and do not see the relevance in what they are learning. They are exposed to so much immediate information outside of the classroom via the technology, that there exists a disconnect when they sit in a classroom and have to slow down their learning when they have to sit through a lecture or read from an antiquated textbook. We are called upon to provide a more ‘on-demand’ learning experience for our students to mirror what they already are already familiar with outside of the classroom.