Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Universal Journal of Educational Research, cilt.4, sa.11, ss.2574-2580, 2016 (Scopus)
Today and tomorrow, the world needs
individuals who can manipulate critical and creative thinking
skills to solve problems as a team. With technology, the way
knowledge is obtained, constructed and communicated have
completely transformed and altered. When it comes to
education, it is a matter of question whether education is
capable of creating critical and creative thinkers who can
answer the needs of social and economic world of today and
tomorrow. On the other hand, computers and smart devices
are threatening the integrity of knowledge and knowing by
damaging the authority of teachers in classrooms changing
the way teachers are perceived. Therefore, terms such as
guide, facilitator or coach have started to sound
interchangeable with the word teacher. It is a widely known
fact that schools are the learning environments for children.
However, it is not certain how much they learn and how
much of the content is supported by the ICTs. At an age
when people are surrounded by technology all the time at
work, in schools and everywhere, technological tools and
smart devices have advanced too fast. The advances in
technological devices used every day have gone faster than
the advances in educational research and pedagogical
approaches which incorporate educational technologies.
This being the case, innovation in educational activities can
be ensured through an understanding of the benefits of using
technologies in education. This study is aimed at presenting
that innovation in education is to be handled carefully. In
order for this, this paper reviews the previous studies
regarding innovation as a prerequisite for novel learning
environments and revising strategies for successful adaption
of technology to education, thus creating innovative learning
environments. In conclusion, innovation is of vital
importance in transforming and reconstructing the learning
environments along with the curricula, the role of the teacher
and teacher training.