EdTech is short for education technology, where IT tools are combined with educational practices to assist teachers to streamline the process and provide a holistic learning environment for students. While technology has been taught as per the syllabus, it is now an inherent part of the teaching and learning environment. In this article, we have talked about the future of EdTech.

1. What Does the Future
of EdTech Look Like?
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2. Education technology is not a stop-gap solution or a temporary arrangement
until we go back to the previous ways of teaching. EdTech is mainstream and
the future of education. It is a solution to provide a quality learning environment
and empower teachers to reduce their non-teaching workload.
What Does the Future of EdTech Look
Like?
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3. We have seen an increase in investments in EdTech in 2020, though the major
focus has been on big names in the industry and already established companies.
Venture capital investors find it difficult during the initial stages, mainly due to
the lack of specialization and the access to the network that takes them closer to
the consumer market.
EdTech companies focusing on specific domains are seeing the results of their
efforts. They know their target market and have what it takes to attract high
investments to better their products and services. In the future of EdTech,
investors will continue to play a crucial role. It’s up to the EdTech companies to
determine the way forward through specialization instead of the generalized
approach.
Investments in EdTech
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4. The ultimate aim is to provide continuous learning facilities to students and
prepare them to enter the global arena with confidence. Online learning is
considered the route to continuous learning. Many universities offer online
courses from students from other countries.
Various platforms like Coursera and Udemy provide a plethora of courses and
diplomas for students to gain skills and knowledge. The latest Union Budget by
the Indian government (for 2022-23) proposed digital university and TV-aided
education to prevent ‘learning loss’ due to various reasons. The e-Vidya scheme
initiated by the Prime Minister will take technology and education to remote
parts of the country and encourage continuous learning.
Continuous Learning
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5. Blended learning combines physical and digital learning to provide a new-age
learning system for students. Blended learning is also called hybrid learning or
physical learning. It is a cost-effective choice for students as they can learn from
their existing locations instead of spending money on travel, accommodation,
etc.
Teachers can have a flexible schedule by dividing lessons between online and
physical classes. The online classes can be recorded in advance and shared with
the students. Study material can be provided online instead of asking students
to buy or loan physical copies of textbooks.
Blended Teaching Programs
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6. Artificial intelligence-based tools like PrepAI assist teachers in automating their
workload by generating question papers using technology. Teachers can use
these question papers to conduct online and offline tests to evaluate students.
Instead of spending hours preparing the question paper, teachers can
automatically generate it in a few minutes.
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7. Big data, data analytics, and artificial intelligence will have a crucial role in the
future of EdTech. Various AI-based tools are available to assist teachers to
streamline their work and completing it in less time. By automating recurring
activities like generating question papers and assessing the answer sheets,
teachers can use their time effectively to provide high-quality education to the
students.
Data analytics provides educational institutions and teachers with the necessary
insights to help them understand students’ learning abilities. Analytics give
insights about the subjects/ topics students find hard to learn. Teachers can
know the weak areas of each student and create a teaching module that helps
strengthen the weaknesses and encourage students to perform better.
Big Data and Data Analytics
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8. With laptops and smartphones becoming a part of the classrooms, we need to
pay extra attention to data privacy and ensure that students can deal with
cyberbullying and attacks. By helping students understand the role of technology
in education, we can create a holistic environment where they also learn how to
recognize cybercrime in different forms and safeguard themselves from
becoming victims.
Data Privacy and Cybercrime
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9. We already know about LMS or the Learning Management System. The next
stage of LMS is LEP, a Learning Experience Platform, a cloud service that
delivers a personalized learning experience to students. It is one of the future
trends in the EdTech industry and is considered a better option than LMS.
LEP aims to promote self-directed learning where teachers play the role of
mentors and guide the students to learn at their convenience. LEP is a proactive
approach to empowering students by creating unique learning experiences for
each of them. For example, PrepAI is an AI-based platform that automatically
generates question papers for the given input data. While this solution saves
time for teachers, it is equally useful for students. Students can perform self-
assessments by generating automated questions and answering them to test
their knowledge.
Learning Experience Platform
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10. Video-based learning doesn’t mean live streaming online classes or using
platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, etc., to conduct classes. Here, video learning
refers to advanced technology such as Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and
Extended Reality.
The idea is to cost-effectively integrate these technologies into the classroom
and online learning programs. eLearning has to be an immersive experience
where teachers and students enter a new world to visualize the subject/ topic
differently. While VR, AR, and ER are not yet mainstream in the Indian
educational system, it won’t be long before schools and colleges adopt these
technologies. We can already see platforms like Byjus using AR and VR to
provide a 3D learning experience to students.
Video-Based Learning (AR, VR, and ER)
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11. AI-based games and simulations are being used to make learning fun and
interesting. EdTech companies are actively providing teachers with gamification
platforms and apps to convert the syllabus into innovative games and
encourage students to compete and do better. Teachers will continue to monitor
the progress and ensure that the competition between students is healthy and
the learning environment is positive.
Gamification of Learning
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12. Availability of technology and EdTech tools is just one part of the process. The
success of education technology lies in how well educational institutions and
teachers can streamline the use of these tools to eliminate barriers and create
an interactive learning environment. Training teachers is the key to empowering
them to use the latest technology with ease. When teachers can seamlessly
navigate between systems, they will be less stressed about providing quality
education to students.
At the same time, EdTech companies should work on third-party integrations
between different platforms and tools to increase interoperability and assist
teachers/ educational institutions in consolidating LMS.
Consolidating LMS to Streamline Usage
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future-of-edtech-look-like/
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