What will the communication technology landscape look like in

2025 A.D.?

By Giovanni Pascascio

The Future of Communication Technology

Communication Technology

• In 2012, nearly 75% of the worlds population has a mobile device (Radio Free Europe, 2012).

• A mobile device is just one form of communication technology that is used world wide and 75% of the world has one.

• To put this in a better perspective, there are many other forms of communication technology that is being used daily around the world.

• Communication technology has a tremendous impact on society as we know it.

Media System Dependency Theory

Media System Dependency Theory is “an ecological theory that attempts to explore and explain the role of media in society by examining dependency relations” (Grant, 2014,p.27)

The Six Dimensions 1. Social-Understanding2. Self-Understanding3. Action Orientation4. Interaction Orientation5. Solitary Play6. Social Play

Social Media Reliability

• In today’s day and age social media is used for everything. It has sort of become a need in todays society.

• People rely on it for all of their updated news and information and completely ignore the news.

• In the future I can see all of the social media’s being merged together to form one giant networking site where people can find and gather information even faster.

The Uses and Gratification Theory is “ a descriptive approach that gives insight into what people do with technology”

(Grant,2014,p.26).

This theory focuses on 7 main concepts

1. Social and Psychological Origin's

2. Needs

3. Expectations

4. Mass Media

5. Media Exposure

6. Need Gratifications

7. Consequences

USES AND GRATIFICATION THEORY

Video Gaming

• Video gaming has become such a big factor in many peoples lives.

• They look to videos for pleasure and leisure.• It allows people to fulfill most fantasies people have

such as: being a hero/villain or living on the edge. • Games such as Grand Theft Auto and Sims have

given society chances to experience real life situation within a game.

• In 2025 I can see virtual reality gaming where a person can see and feel and hear and come close to real-life experiences within a game.

Social Learning Theory/Social Cognitive Theory

• “Social learning theory focuses on how people learn by modeling others…this observational learning occurs when watching another person model the behavior and/or watching the behavior on television or a computer screen”(Grant,2014,p.27).

• As the book states, “reinforcement and punishment play a role in whether or not the behavior is performed”(Grant,2014,p.27)

Future Learning and Education

• Based off of the Social Learning Theory in the year 2025 I can see advancements in our education system such as:

• The elimination of books and paper assignments and using iPad and laptops to complete coursework and assignments.