I n a broad sense, technology can improve access to educational opportunities by removing barriers facing learners. Through digital technologies, people in remote areas around the world can participate in a global learning community.
Time is also a barrier for many learners.
There is not enough time for everyone in a class to interact and participate. A variety of technologies can help make the classroom less of a place and more of a state of mind by enabling interaction 24 hours a day. Through the network, computing and collaboration allow us to minimize location space, time and access barriers. With more powerful processors, and software which enables collaboration, simulation and visualization, technology is removing barriers that limit scholars' ability to generate new knowledge. Technology is proving valuable in helping higher education execute the social obligation with which it is invested.