Future of Technology Interpersonal Relationship in 2025

  Presented by Jieyu Chen, Jolanta Brzezinska 

 Background

We would like to introduce our group poster presentation topic, which is about the Future of Technology Interpersonal Relationship in 2025.

Let's trace back to the ancient time, people conveyed information mainly by oral and written communication.During that time, different ethnic groups exchange through letters, books and other interactive communication because of the invention and using extensively of the characters.

Telegraph was invented in the nineteenth century, the speed of text was in close proximity to the speed of light to be delivered faster.On the other hand, the telephone was invented in the nineteenth century and been widely used in 20th century.Interpersonal communication can be achieved through sound clearly, instantaneously,interactively.

TV appeared in 1936, the national broadcasting company(NBC)officially launched TV program in 1939. The appearance of TV strongly caught people's attention and begin to influenced various aspects of modern life fundamentally in people's life.Television not also expands people's vision but also becomes the sort of thing that would have made an interesting talking point at dinner parties.

Interpersonal relations between people has been changing since the wide widespread use of computers, mobile phones and internet.People prefer to communicating through these technological tools. For example, people get used to using texting instead of face-to-face conversation.

We can see through this image below which illustrates how our way of communication has been interrupting from past to today.As Maure mention “We may rely on the weak connections we’re making on social media more than on the strong connections we might have when we’re meeting face-to-face,” (Keller, 2013).

Introduction

In this poster we would like to show how the interpersonal relationship has changed and is going to change much more. All those changes are effected of new face of technology. It is hard to predict anything, especial when it comes to the technology, I think that only the innovators can say something more, therefore we will more analysis than prediction.

The essence of Interpersonal relationships is about “social associations, connections, or affiliations between two or more people” (ScienceDaily, 2014)

Relationships focused on mutual relations of the participants, which refer to the positive or negative relationships between partners.

Psychological layer of interpersonal relationships is the result of the correlation of quality partners, the circumstances in which they take place and suitability of the entity resulting from the personality, but the source can be narrowed down to a "me" society. (Psychology20, 2014)

Interpersonal relationships, we can define as dynamic progress of continuous changes during its existence. We can refer them to the living organisms, which have the beginning of the relationship, vitality, and an end. Grow and gradually improving, as people get to know each other and become more and closer. They can, also falling apart, the people are moving away from each other and form new relationships with others.

 Changes

Technology isn't just changing the way people encounter new information -- it's also changing the way people encounter each other.Let us watch a video regarding on how technology will affect relationships, families and children in the future:

The way of communication is constantly changing, so we can foresee that in 2025 it will completely different, probably the newly innovated devices will take over dominance and the interpersonal relationship will change much more, therefore we can suppose that it will turn to:

•      Rather text than talk. (Maura Keller, 2013.)

•      Video call instead of face-to-face interaction

•      New inventions of argument reality (discuss later)

•      Online business 

    (please review the video for getting more details of online business.

Modern Mode of teaching and learning

We can predict that our traditional mode of teaching and  learning will be further replaced by modern kind of way. 

Let's look at table below regarding on the differences between the traditional mode of teaching and modern mode of teaching:

Teaching Model	Traditional Teaching	Creative Teaching
Teaching Theory and objective	Based on the books and black board. Content-base	using modern technological facilities such as computer and multimedia which gives more impact to students’ mind and thoughts
Teaching method	Teacher-directed approach One-way teaching	·         Two-way audio-visual distance instruction ·         Online communication ·         Video conference
Questioning Strategies	Absolute answer	·         Multiple answers ·         Post answers through school networking platform to be shared with others.
Classroom Atmosphere& Structure	·         Serious & boring ·         highly concentrated	·         Enthusiastic & open ·         Panel discussion & retelling
Result-focused approach	developing scholastic skills	·         Encourage students to explore new knowledge ·         stimulate students' studying enthusiasm and broaden students' mind

Nowadays, online teaching becomes more and more popular.Internet has been an important part of school teaching. The technology enables all people to get access to Internet and others like learning Management Systems, databases,video compression software, and a host of others.

MOOCs

The online courses are open to an unlimited number of participants is available on the website. In compering to the usual material presented during the traditional courses, like a videos, reading and tasks to be solved, there are also interactive forums that allow you to create a cohesive student community, teachers and assistants. The massive open online courses, although there were quite recently, in 2012, revolutionized the approach to distance learning

 (Wikipedia, 2014)

Communication Devices effect

The people’s interpersonal relationships has been changing since technology has so big influence of human’s life. The first factor which has such a big influence was the simple phones, the landline phone. Personal contact already then became superfluous within ordinary conversation.

At the beginning it was about convenience, now it comes down sometimes to a lack of skills communications.
Basically, the technology makes more convenient to develop the relationship but it is also changed the way how we relate to each other. This is a time of technology and information. Instead, this is the generation technology is changing us. How can we overcome the barriers of the negative influence of technology.First, try to leave your mobile phones behind when you have friends by your side.Go for a traditional dinner.

Social Media effect

One main facet of social media is its emphasis on creating and maintaining relationships. (Jain, 2014)

First of all, social media are changing our relationship style.   

• First, it allows us to faster Internet connection so greater amounts of people.    
• Secondly, it can be very easy to overestimate the level of intimacy of our relationship sites.     
•  Thirdly, the make and we become more sensitive to as social media impact, which can lead to changes in behavior, attitudes, beliefs, such, which is predominant in our social network.
• Fourth, social media makes it easy to compare yourself with others, which may have positive or negative effects.

 (Bullas, 2014)

Although we cannot be abandoned of the Social media entirely, because in spite of all social medias has lots of benefits.

The five social Medias listed above are extremely popular so using them we can be in a center of the world and have an access to lots of things. All you have to do, to properly manage all the threats.

“Experts predict the Internet will become ‘like electricity’ — less visible, yet more deeply embedded in people’s lives for good and ill” (Paw Research, 2014)

Another reasons of more use of internet is that now we are using 3G services but in the future we will have 4G services which increase the speed of internet by 10 times (2014, Packer).

In 2025, it will exist more apps like Facebook, Twitter and Blogger for people to interact with each other. People can take advantage of the high speed internet for video calling in 2025.

Already now we have an option of video chat which can improve the way of people's interactions, who live in a faraway distance. It is more convenient because we can see the person with whom we talk, it can lead to make relations more strong and efficient. Since the era of iPhones, the video calling becomes more popular and mobile. We are able to provide the video calls wherever we are, not only in front of the computers at home. And what is the most important it is for free, so we can contact with anybody at any time, if we want and need.

Virtual Reality

Other aspect of changing international relationship is a virtual reality.Argument reality is the artificial cover on the real world which changes the real world.

People don’t need any more now each other in a real word to interact with each other, they can meet only somewhere in a virtual world.

Year 2025 will direct human's life toward vitality, in which people will compete, spend the time to socialize, relax, enjoy their entertainment and lead all sorts of economic activities.

“British Telecom futurologist Ian Pearson says immersive computer-generated environments will give people "a life-size, 3-D image and the links to your nervous system allow you to shake hands, it's like being in the other person's office. It's impossible to believe that won't be the normal way of communicating." (elone.edu, 2014)

 (slideshare, 2014)

Watch the following video to have a look for how argument reality affects our life:

Conclusion

Throughout our poster presentation, we can make some predictions regarding on the impact of technology, on our interpersonal relationship. It is not doubt, that our technology is still developing, and making progress that makes our life quicker and easier.

Clearly, we have to admit that technology enriches our lives, it adds more resources, and how can we communicate. This basically changed the way today, and even more in the future, are kept social interactions.

However, a relatively greater amount of communication does not prove the quality of interpersonal interaction.

The bottom line, is that we were able to accurately select the process fluid situation. We have to remember, that there are a range of media and technology not always be the best option, and to realize of the side-effect on the corresponding alienation among interpersonal relationship, because of the overly convenient way of communication.

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