Question

Which of the following statements are true regarding technology and learning? Select 3 options.

Answer 1

Answer:

Knowledge can be acquired throughout your life, through both formal and informal methods.

As long as a person is alive, they can keep learning. With the amount of knowledge available in the world, it is improbable that a person can acquire all of it before they pass on. It is therefore possible to acquire information until the day a person dies.

Changes in technology both enable and require lifelong learning.

Technology keeps changing and developing in order to make things better and more efficient. As such, humans need to keep learning for their entire lives or else they will be left behind as newer technology comes out. Take smartphones for instance, a lot of older grandparents have had to learn how to use them to keep in contact with with their families.

Virtual reality simulations are being used for training in industries like healthcare and the armed forces.

Virtual reality has improved the effectiveness of training in both the medical and armed forces industry because with training capable of being done in a virtual world, it can be more in-depth. For instance, medical students can use more realistic subjects to learn the intricacies of the human body and soldiers can embark on dangerous training missions without actually risking their lives.