EdTech, a synopsis of “Education Technology” which is an amalgam of IT gadgets and academic operations mainly focused on facilitating and enhancing learning. From virtual-learning classrooms to augmented reality, EdTech has turned the academic model on its head. At the moment, effective usage of EdTech inside institutions is the top student engagement strategy. EdTech encourages active learning, resultantly students are more positive, encouraged and motivated.
While the world of educational technology is swiftly repositioning, expedited further by the COVID-19 pandemic has favored EdTech in terms of moving to online and hybrid learning systems. Today’s teaching methodologies empower EdTech to be tech-infused with tablets, interactive online courses and even robots being able to record lectures and take notes for students who are not able to join classes for some reason. Interactive whiteboards being the most popular form of EdTech gives all stakeholders an option to interact with each other more effectively. Individuals with presenter or admin controls can share presentations, play external videos, allow documents annotation, enable shared notes, create a poll to make it more exciting and increase student engagement thus motivation towards learning is enhanced.
The possibility of adaptable individualized and personalized learning has played a very vital role in EdTech’s ascendance. Personalized learning had been centered focus since the evolution of EdTech’s tools which is welcomed by individuals as it gives everyone freedom to learn at their own comfort, pace and in their own style. At one end teachers are quite comfortable to create individual basis personalized learning activities, lesson plans and learning experiences with provision of largescale EdTech tools, while at the other end, student’s interesting & exciting engagement have boosted their learning capabilities of them regardless of their age or learning abilities.
Artificial intelligence is rapidly pitching within the educational system along with EdTech to help stakeholders to diagnose literacy difficulties quickly and effectively.
Well-established tech and gaming companies are swiftly perceiving the benefits of stepping into education industry by making huge investments while targeting student groups with introduction of interesting gadgets and applications, which supports the famous saying that true knowledge comes only with practice. Various interesting game platforms have been developed with “Education Edition”, to address educational needs and enhance the overall learning process. Rather than being a tool of fun and entertainment, students can learn in a more productive manner.
Considering EdTech a need of the hour, our vibrant management has raised a slogan “Empower to Educate” and stepped into the education sector by supporting an ICT & EDUTECH startup namely “CAMPUSNETIC SOLUTIONS”. This startup has 5 years of journey with a daydream bringing parent-teacher meetings from in-person to VIRTUAL. Finally introduced “indici-edu” which is a cloud-based online Institute Management System that allows any kind of educational institute to automate its processes and provides them with a smooth virtual learning experience within 24 hours. There is much more potential in EdTech. It’s the future and the only way forward towards progression. So, it’s the right time to understand and equip our old traditional educational system with EdTech. Will conclude with a quote:
“Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road”- Stewart Brand