5 of the Trends that are Shaping Education Sector

The education sector has always been the last to make extensive changes holding onto old teaching practices. But with digital transformation in education, teachers are incorporating new advanced features.
The sector is set to see strong expansion globally due to population growth, government support and incentives, inclusion of “Quality Education” as one of the key sustainable development goals of UN, growing importance of adult education and technological and pedagogical changes in teaching and learning.

Here are five key edu-tech key trends to look out for in 2019:

1. Educating Online
According to various studies, it is predicted that online education in India is likely to be approx 2 Billion USD industry by 2021. With different e-learning platforms offering reasonably priced certified courses developing in profusion, governments getting involved in recognizing e-learning programs and the rise in validity of digital certificates offered by these organizations, online learning will continue to see an increased adoption in 2019. There will be more focus on developing micro learning, blitz testing, social media mentoring and content curation.

2. Introducing Wellness Programs
Schools will invest more in developing and evolving wellness programs within premises to tackle issues like absenteeism, stress and anxiety related disorders and learning disabilities. There is more awareness of physical, emotional and spiritual health impacting learning outcomes and this had led to increased focus on conducting mindfulness and meditation programs for students and educators. There will be increased collaboration between schools and wellness experts to conduct life skills training and keeping the children calm and focused.

3. Involving Artificial Intelligence
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in education shows no signs of slowing down. While the recent years we have seen AI being used for developing virtual teaching assistants and personalizing learning for a student, as the technology evolves and becomes more commercially viable, we will see AI penetrating other areas in education sector like AI Driven Assessment, Remote Exam Proctoring and classrooms, Virtual Reality.

4. Strategizing Proper Collaborations
Collaboration is another trend that has been riding the digital wave and gaining traction. There are many tools that will help teachers and as well as schools, to collaborate with each other. Especially a tool like Google classroom makes it very easy for teachers to connect with their students post assignments. Thanks to social media, collaboration has become easier and schools can connect with other schools over different geographies for multiple purposes.

5. Secured Safety
With recent happenings in the past year alone, there has been an added focus on safety and security. A set of mandatory requirements in educational institutions have emerged ranging from active security measures to GPS tracking for school buses, RFID Cards, and more. In addition to this, there are added regulations that are undertaken by the government and police to ensure that students remain safe and secure in school campuses. There are increased safety and security measures that have been adopted by schools across India, in light of what has happened.

With time, students are becoming less interactive with the standard of teaching methods which is why eLearning and digital transformation will be key to their interest. More and more digital trends will pave forward, but the 5 most prominent digital transformation trends in 2019 will be the ones that we discussed.

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