{"id":30709,"date":"2020-04-04T22:00:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T22:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/?p=30709"},"modified":"2020-04-04T22:00:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T22:00:56","slug":"7-trends-that-shape-the-edtech-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/7-trends-that-shape-the-edtech-future\/","title":{"rendered":"EdTech is the only way for universities to prevail in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>EdT<\/strong><strong>ech considerations are suddenly crucial due to quarantine demands and lockdowns. Without technology, education in Higher Institutions of learning will be at a standstill. <\/strong>Combining education with technology was one of the various options before but amid the COVID-19 crisis, EdTech has become the backbone of the education system.<br \/>\nThe pressure on universities and schools has never been higher. The educational institutions have been asked to proceed via online lectures and exams. With all of these, there is a constant pressure to maintain students&#8217; interest in learning. Here we take a look at the factors and trends shaping up EdTech for Higher Education.<br \/>\nHere are the main factors affecting higher education according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/resources\/technology-trends-that-will-impact-the-higher-education-in-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">postgraduate student<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Changing regulations on students primarily those from overseas and restrictions on travel<\/li>\n<li>Increasing competition of public with private universities<\/li>\n<li>Demands of the consumer which necessitates the quick transfer of reliable information<\/li>\n<li>Demands on universities to focus primarily on student services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Trends shaping EdTech for universities<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The first trend which is widely seen is that students prefer mobile phones over laptops for their lectures.<\/strong> Even, some lecturers prefer using mobile devices for delivering the lectures. Mobiles, in comparison to laptops. are more effective and easier to carry.<br \/>\n<strong>Game-based learning isn&#8217;t anything new but teachers are now slowly acknowledging the fact that the results of game-based learning are astonishing and promising as well.<\/strong> Gamification is another concept that is closely related. Here, the learning is driven by the leaner&#8217;s desire to gain more points, unlocking new achievements and getting merit badges for successfully completing a topic or a chapter. Be prepared for an EdTech feature is the slogan of applicants.<br \/>\n<strong>The use of video content and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/moocs-proffered-by-working-class-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)<\/a> has been staggering, especially in the time of national lockdown in many Asian and European countries due to the pandemic.<\/strong> People are focussing on attaining new skills via open courses. It wouldn&#8217;t be wrong to say that MOOCs and video lectures have a massive future lying ahead.<br \/>\n<strong>The future of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/opms-thwarting-college-affordability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OPMs (Online Program Managers)<\/a> has also blown up with more and more universities looking for their help to launch new courses.<\/strong> Universities that are unable to expand their physical infrastructure are turning to OPMs for scaling their online infrastructure.<\/p>\n<h2>Edtech future is very bright in the years to come<\/h2>\n<p>Overall, it can be said that Edtech is going to play a major role in academics in the future. Despite the world struggling to get on its feet with the ongoing crisis, <strong>EdTech is one field that has experienced new highs and the <a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/resources\/technology-trends-that-will-impact-the-higher-education-in-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">e-learning curve is set to go even higher<\/a> in the upcoming years.<\/strong><br \/>\nEducational technology (EdTech) is the use of both physical hardware, software, and educational theoretic to facilitate learning and improve performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate technological processes and resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EdTech considerations are suddenly crucial due to quarantine demands and lockdowns. Without technology, education in Higher Institutions of learning will be at a standstill. Combining education with technology was one of the various options before but amid the COVID-19 crisis, EdTech has become the backbone of the education system. 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