New media mandates a new school system

The digital revolution and the ubiquitous presence of the internet, social media and new communication technologies has profoundly altered traditional forms of education and is undeniably shaping a new educational landscape. The conventional schooling system now needs to reinvent itself in order to adapt to a situation where students have instant access to news, information and ideas. Whether locally or on a global scale, the formal education system is facing the universal challenge of remaining reliable and effective in this continuously changing environment. It needs to adapt to serve the needs of 21st century students. Teacher and Student Dynamics Students have largely been passive listeners or readers, placed in a closed environment and set to listen to a single holder of knowledge: their teacher. As the ultimate authority and reference figure, the teacher was the key to the successful functioning of the school system. Today, the dynamics between teachers and