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Friends.....What
if the Internet were 100 times faster than it is today? How would this
super-high-speed connectivity affect the economy, health care and education ?
The experts generally believe that, if
technological change advances as they expect, it will bring about the types of
connectivity humans have been dreaming about for quite some time.
The specific types of applications that
might be possible with a faster Internet are really anyone's guess??
The
benefit from more bandwidth
is augmented
reality. Internet experts are enthusiastic about the
possibility of a future filled with avatars, interactive gaming and holograms.
Humans and machines will also be
brought closer together by the so-called Internet
of Things, some experts predicted. In a world with faster
Internet, smart devices won't be trendy or superfluous; they'll be the norm,
according to Hal Varian, chief economist at Google.
Similar advancements might be made in
the field of education, according to some of the survey respondents. Apps that
track and aid in every learning ability or disability are likely in the future,
wrote Breanne Thomlison, founder of BTx2 Communications, a marketing and
strategies firm. In fact, the whole system of education in the United States,
and elsewhere in the world, will likely have to change to keep up with these
fast-paced technological advancements, some experts said.
"Time in school will need to
radically change, since the talking-head, expert teacher is less and less
valuable," wrote Ed Lyell, a professor of business and economics at Adams
State University in Alamosa, Colorado. "The role of teacher-coach will be
even more important yet require a different emotional and intellectual skill
set than that which most educators now possess."
The Pew Research Center report also
noted several other possible trends, such as the belief that superfast
Internet service in some parts of the world, but not
others, could generate a new digital divide.
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