Lessons learnt from EdTech 2021 to prepare for future regardless of pandemic hitting education
As various circumstances unfolded in 2021, it was apparent how a pandemic can last more than a year and can stretch constantly to the immediate next year. Although digital education was catalyzed significantly in 2020, EdTech 2021 manifested that it is something to stay and continue as the second wave pervaded the world by its grip. Multiple wisdoms were procured from the functions of education technology in the past two years. However, the interesting events to note in EdTech occurred in EdTech 2021, which is imperative for a discussion among EdTech enthusiasts as they act as a frontrunner in integrating digital education. Certain experiences with EdTech 2021 have exposed the limitations of technological infrastructure in schools and universities. Besides, it has also been witnessed how the mental health of students should also be prioritized throughout the process.
Understanding Students Through Data
As the phenomenon of feedback grows, similarly taking into consideration the viewpoints of students can help in growing the traditional system into a modern one. Often data-driven technologies are available for the educators to operate in a class to understand the extent of comprehension a lesson offers to each student. Based on a data-driven system, educators then understand the situation and aptitude of students to teach them their way rather than teaching them in the regular one-size-fits-all way.
Real-Time Review
The real-time function demonstrated by data science tools to analyze student learning styles and their interests in various fields have helped education technology to leverage lesson plans adequately at the right time. Data science efficiency to acquire student feedback in time has led EdTech 2021 to reconsider education policy that must be amended in both in-person and digital education. Perhaps education technology have facilitated the procurement of these feedbacks and data in no time which implies improvement decisions are also undertaken without delay.
Teacher Training of EdTech
Besides, digitally challenged educators there are innumerable educators across the world. It is predicted that by 2025 thousands of teachers will be unemployed. Therefore, allowing teachers to spend time on learning the education technology can enable them to retain their recruitment. Moreover, conventional subjects of studies are barely preferred over digital education, students primarily opt for professional courses that can shape their careers. By understanding this curve teachers and educators must be prepared enough to impart these lessons with the changing paradigm over EdTech 2021. Student-teacher engagement and access to study materials provided by teachers are highly valued by students which is doubtful to be replaced, whatever pandemic may come. Thus, to stay avert from the challenge of accepting rejection it is important that educators grow to learn this development.
Strong Tech-Support
The communication between the educators and the IT team must be flawless. To operate and maintain an uninterrupted digital education environment for students, successful education technology traits must be embedded with the awareness of the faculty and other staff in the school or university. As evident from EdTech 2021, digital education can successfully survive if adequate funding is received from education technology patrons. Unnecessary EdTech devices and software that does no good is likely to distance the education industry from them, so IT teams must ensure that they are taken care of. Eventually every EdTech placement in a school comes down to affect student education. Furthermore, any introduction to new digital steps precedingly deserves to be consulted with educators as they are in direct contact with students whose feedbacks are incorporated by only them.
Therefore, as we get excerpts of the events in EdTech 2021, experiences of education technology leaders tend to grow. In the light of these events, EdTech 2021 acts as a guidance to encourage the sector to take further steps in improving the existing digital education system so that it does not wear out in its efficiency like the traditional one. This will facilitate the education technology to continue educational activities amidst difficult and challenging times in future.