Comparison of Traditional Teaching vs. Technology-Integrated Teaching Methods

Abstract

This study involves the comparison of the traditional teaching methods and the teaching methods which integrate technology to investigate the impact of using traditional teaching methods and teaching methods with technology on student engagement and learning and classroom interaction in the context of higher education environment. Traditional teaching emphasizes on instructor-centric teaching, textbooks and limited interaction facilities whereas in contrast, in technology-integrated teaching, the focus is given to multimedia, learning management systems (LMS), digital simulations, interactive contents, etc. The research has a mixed method approach as it involves survey, observing in the classroom and academic record of performances. Findings show that although traditional teaching still works for basic concepts and structured learning, technology integrated teaching brings about improvements in levels of motivation, participation and conceptual understanding considerably. The conclusion of the study presents that the combination of both models in a blend model is the best which will give better educational results.