It is all about technology- Future Directions

Technology leads the future directions of instructional technology. It is no longer a question if we should use technology in instructional design, but a question regarding how to skillfully use the technology for better achievements. As Molenda and Bichelmeyer addressed Performance Improvement is a focus in corporation, the yielding results are more important than methods. We need to overlook the effectiveness of instructional materials in a long run.

Technological equipments evolve in rapid speed. They contain more and more dynamic functions which can not be provided by tradition media such as cassette tapes, VHS tapes and etc. Even though there are still some portions of people do not accept high-tech products as Molenda and Bichelmeyer mentioned in the articles, they still need to accept the reality of technology’s pervasiveness and convergence. It is more constructive to find a way to fully use technology in instruction and other fields instead of blindly rejecting it.

In other words, the philosophy and method of adopting technology should be emphasized. People are unconsciously afraid or rejected things they do not know because it takes enormous time and efforts to be familiar with new invention or materials. In addition, the new concepts or techniques mean “change.” Changing is quite scary, but it is how the life is. Life is evolving daily as the same as technology. Developing better tutorial or helpful materials to help people overcome fear of technology appears necessary. Contrary to the concept (technology controls people) of the movie, “Matrix”, knowing technology can prevent us from being controlled.