The most important Trend interview EDUC 639

The most important Trend
Dr. Larry Crites and Dr. Cindy Crites mentioned many interesting topics and issues.  They are Professors at Liberty University.  Some of the topics they spoke about are that technology is separating people from each other, that a lot of their students have English as a second language and this is a current challenge, this is something that has been hard for me personally because the teachers don’t speak my first language. They encouraged students to meet each other over Skype to make strong relationships with others.  It is important to build a network; I totally agree with them. 
                The most important thing to me that they talked about was how their nephew is enrolled in a learning program that has individualized instruction where he uses technology to get ahead and be able to graduate early from high school. The Crites believe this trend of individualized instruction is going to grow significantly.  Dr. L. Crites said, “I think technology is the only way they will be able to do that” (Dr. L. Crites, personal communication 2019).
                I really agree with Dr. L. Crites about personalized instruction, I was already aware of this possibility, but it was interesting to see it happening already.  Hamilton (2015) argued, “The advantage of classroom technology centers is that teachers can easily promote equitable access with limited access to technology, involve all students in using digital tools every day,” (Hamilton, 2015 p. 45). 
Hamilton, B. (2015). Integrating technology in the classroom. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education.