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With the advent of mobile devices, laptops, and extended education spanning the educational landscape, it's easy to think that technology is a new player in the world of education, but this couldn't be farther from the truth. In fact, technology has been part of education since the days of the one-room schoolhouse. Here's a quick look at how technology in the classroom has changed and evolved over the years.

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The higher education classroom is becoming increasingly digital, and many educators believe this is a valuable change. As higher education technology continues to evolve, its impact on the classroom continues to expand. Many leaders in education believe that going digital can actually improve the quality of education. In a recent article for Family Focus, Dr. Lynda Haas comments on four ways she has found that higher education technology is improving her classroom and learning outcomes.

In education, measurable values end up being what we ultimately use to assess learning, outside of other valuable indicators. It's just too easy to simply interpret data being measured by assigning it a numerical value.

The addition of technology into the educational world has impacted what instructors are able to track and measure. Learning analytics and data presented through technology helps instructors better assess actual student learning while also providing a platform to develop future education materials.