Educause: 2011 Top Ten IT Issues
Having looked at this particular report, the top ten issues weren’t surprising; but were surely significant. Even though all ten issues are important, I paid some special attention to issues number 3 and four which cater to “teaching and learning with technology and security. I am in total agreement with the report that the former has the potential to become very significant. With the advancement of technology and the ever increasing user growth, many changes are forecast in the near future to facilitate the new generation of teachers and learners. Therefore, constant moderation and feedback will have to be provided to persons who are involved in teaching and learning with technology.
In addition, one cannot ignore the role of security in cyberspace. One needs to be secured at all time and that’s why I am not surprised at security featuring so highly among the issues. With hackers trying their best to destabilize the industry, many persons are skeptical about what they do online or what they should expose students to. As a result, the growth of the marketplace is dependent on security just as how an economy is dependent on the stability and security of the country.
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Angela Novoa 9:34 am on September 14, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Everton,
I agree with your concern about security and how the former has the potential to become very significant. As everything on earth (or what is related to human existence) has positive and negative effects, I would tend to think that what we need to do is to contribute on the development of a digital citizenship, where people (in our cases, our students) learn how to discriminate between ethical and unethical actions through the use of technologies. Risks will be there always, security issues will be there. But I think that the issue is: how can we inspire our students to take care of themselves just as they care of themselves when they are on the bus or walking on the street? There is the potential significance of formers (the power of moderation and feedback).
Angela
bcourey 3:57 pm on September 14, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Like Angela, I agree with your concern about security and the more we are opening our classrooms to wider access to the internet with the use of personal devices. We are faced with potential security issues as we move forward and try to provide the service they need for learning.
Keisha Edwards-Hamilton 7:20 pm on September 14, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Everton,
Security risk cannot be overstated as the cyber world is populated with a spectrum of malicious actors such as hackers and crackers.
Keisha