How 5G Will Change The Way We Learn

The world is undoubtedly changing at a rapid clip, and technology is the biggest driver of change there is. In recent decades, the internet has been the biggest technological revolution we’ve seen, and it continues to evolve at a pace many can hardly keep up with. One big change we are on the verge of is 5G. We have come a long way since 1991’s introduction of 2G which allowed for mobile texting. In 1998 we got mobile internet access with 3G, and then 4G in 2008 allowed us to stream video on the go. Expect more great changes to come with 5G, which is being ushered into the world with a slew of different technologies. This will, like the earlier generations of the internet, profoundly change the way that people learn. As data transmission becomes faster than ever thought possible, lags that we have become accustomed to will all but vanish, and this will have an impact in ways many can’t even imagine. One example that has been cited by experts is how the field of exoskeleton transmission will be revolutionized.

While it often feels like digital devices are basically appendages of our bodies that we cannot do without, the reality is that we interact with them in a very distant way. We type into our computers and in turn look at the screen and listen to the speakers as a way of interacting. It is not an intuitive, palpable experience in the same way that real-life interactions are. But this could soon change. Scientists have developed an exoskeleton that goes on the fingers and arms of users and tracks and transmits their movements. This will allow people to learn physical things online. Building off the expression the “internet of things,” which is used to describe the fusion of all sorts of devices to connect to the internet, we are now reaching a point of the “internet of skills” which will for the first time allow for a physical education to be had through the internet that goes far beyond what you’ll find in a YouTube video or Zoom session, transmitting all of the fine details of your movement online. Imagine not just downloading a song or a video of someone teaching how to play the song, but actually downloading a file that contains the movements of an experienced pianist playing the song through one of these gloves. Then you put the glove on, and the glove guides your movements the correct way. This is a true revolution in how we can learn, going beyond what is even possible in the real world. Everyone knows that you learn first and foremost from experience, and now this is possible in a completely new way.