The barriers to the use of technology in education depends on the classroom facilities. If the classroom you are teaching in does not have the facilities to use technology to teach then you cannot use technology to teach. These days everyone assumes that everyone has the technology but unfortunately, it is not always the case.
For instance, research has shown that the ways of teaching can be different depending on teachers' different beliefs even when the teachers have similar knowledge and skills (e.g., Ernest, 1989). This statement made by Ernest is true, as a drama teacher I don’t believe it would always be appropriate to teach with technology.
It would also depend on the places funding for the facilities. Some educational establishments unfortunately do not have the funding for the facilities the use of technology to aid the learning and teaching of the subject.
As a teacher, I feel that is more important to find out how your students learn as it is more important to teach the learners in the style that best suit them. Different student learn in different ways and we are taught to help learners learn by applying our knowledge of how that students.
References
Kim, C., Kim, M. K., Lee, C., Spector, M. J. and DeMeester, K. (2013) ‘Teacher beliefs and technology integration’, Teaching and Teacher Education, 29, pp. 76–85. doi: 10.1016/j.tate.2012.08.005.
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