New Trends of Digital and Intelligent Technology

Technological advancements have dramatically changed the status quo of education. Many educational institutions use cutting-edge and innovative technologies to provide education for learners inside and outside the school learning environment. The premise is that technology will lead to better outcomes and provide solutions to educational and societal problems such as reducing teaching workload and administrative tasks and facilitating distributed learning and workplace productivity. Consequently, the trend of world education now is transferable skills or twenty-first-century skills facilitated by advanced forms of technology. However, many classrooms today in many educational institutions still remain unchanged, are still predominantly curtailed by didactic methods, and are reluctant to infuse technology into teaching and learning. Additionally, in many education systems that have embraced technology-enhanced learning, technology is not properly designed for users. Technology has become a “great divider” instead of a “great enabler.” The current situation threatens the achievement of the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goal which emphasizes inclusive and equitable quality education. The use of technology in education should comply with learner-centered approaches to yield a positive learning experience for students. It is proposed that the application of design learning approaches in modern education which is powered by technology will provide support to educators, teachers, and learners in the utilization of digital technology in the rapidly evolving landscape of teaching and learning.