Technology in Education: Bridging the Gap Between Digital Innovation and Human-Centered Learning

Abstract

The use of technology has led to the learning settings being changed to education which has then made it efficient, accessible and interactive. While using these digital tools does create some concerns regarding the potential loss of essential human factors, including the social connection, the development of emotional abilities, and the relationships between teachers and students, this is being increasingly observed. This study highlights the importance of fusing dual roles of technology in education through digital innovation and human centered pedagogies. Within the context of finding positive and negative aspects of technological integration, the study proposes a framework to use digital tools to facilitate rather than replace meaningful human connection. This paper is an attempt to look at issues emotionally, cognitively, and socially to create an approach to learning and learning via technology that balances technology to help improve learning outcomes while encouraging holistic growth, as a result of which the results show that it’s important to maintain a human connection and empathy while using technology.