Education technology (EdTech) is indeed one of the fast rising trends when it comes to the intensive efforts to revolutionize the quality of education worldwide. In an era where traditional classrooms are fast fading, it seems imperative to acknowledge the importance of technology as a tool for modern-day education.
As the world become suffused with innovative and interactive technologies, the rise of educational technology trends has undeniably influence the world's education system. So, how does EdTech really becomes an important tool for education revolution?
Education is generally perceived as the groundwork of a civilized and advanced society. Through the fast rising education technology trends, students could be provided with better quality education and increase access to educational resources.
With the evolution of education technology, The Indian Express notes that knowledge, as well as the learning and teaching processes, is no longer limited to books and the use of internet or online platforms including websites, videos and applications among several others. The reason? Education has now incorporated technology to make learning more fun and interactive at all levels.
Furthermore, education technology also paved the way to open greater possibilities for the creation of more innovative platforms that can help students, teachers and parents in reinforcing the lessons being taught in traditional classrooms and schools. Through EdTech's more individualized, personal and date-driven pedagogical approach, educational institutions are redesigning its classrooms to be more conducive for the incorporation of technology and more hands-on learning, as per a previous Parent Herald report.
According to iAugmentor CLO and cofounder Sameer Sikka, parents and education experts should understand the importance of technology in learning, However, Next Education's Sameer Bora stressed that EdTech can only effectively work through interaction and participation.
Speaking of the increasing number of education technology trends, Appcessories listed 9 EdTech platforms and how they will change learning. Among those EdTech trends listed were virtual reality, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, real-time collaborations, cloud computing, gamification and many others.
With the burgeoning influence of technology on education comes the "gendered past" of typing pedagogy. According to The Atlantic, typing education has developed together with both the evolution of computer technology and the declining of students; exposure to that technology, saying "that age may be reaching its lowest limit, as standardized tests and metrics emphasize the need for exceedingly young learners to successfully navigate a computer."
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