How ICT changed how we learn

I am 37 years old and learning in school for me was books, paper, pens and the occasional trip to the library (which wasn't a place i visited often). In comparison My 14 year old brother now visits the ICT suite, ICT suite we were lucky to have access to the computer room (which had an internet access that was slower than a snail). ICT has progressed massively in the past ten years, today's youth think nothing of logging onto their various gadgets and access the whole world from the comfort of their own homes, also with the mobile technology it is now at their access 24/7.

The National government has recognised that the way in which students are taught ICT is not fitting in the direction Society is moving, in response to this a nationwide shake up of the ICT curriculum has been implemented, students need to be taught skills in which are transferable to the workplace, this unfortunately was not happening.

"Education Secretary Michael Gove today announced he was scrapping the existing ICT curriculum. In its place, he will introduce new courses of study in Computer Science.
The move, which is being supported by industry experts including Ian Livingstone - co-founder of Games Workshop, would give schools the freedom to create their own ICT and Computer Science curricula that equip pupils with the skills employers want.
Other experts, including the British Computer Society and ICT professional association Naace, confirm the current National Curriculum Programme of Study is dull and unsatisfactory. Some respondents to a 2008 e-Skills study said that GCSE ICT was “so harmful, boring and/or irrelevant it should simply be scrapped”.
Companies such as Microsoft and Google and Cambridge University are already working with technology education organisations, such as the British Computer Society, to produce free materials for schools. More are expected to follow."

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/harmful-ict-curriculum-set-to-be-dropped-to-make-way-for-rigorous-computer-science

With the new curriculum it is hoped that students both young and old are to be taught useful and informative ways in which the everchanging world of ICT can be used to support and encourage the learners journey, whilst considering lifelong learning this in itself will create barriers purely because of the lack of knowledge some learners may have surrounding the subject, although barriers may be present it is hoped that by creating change within the teachers/tutors this will cascade to the learners and make the world of ICT accessible to all.