Technology is a key driving force in every part of the business world, but if there’s one sector that might seem a little slower to innovate, it’s school. After all, decisions around our kids’ educations have to be made carefully, but the recent pandemic has done nothing if not speed up the adoption of a range of new technological advances for schools. Here, we’re going to look at how some of them are affecting our schools.
Feedback could play a larger role in class
One of the most effective ways to increase engagement and motivation in the classroom is to make classes feel like they are more democratic, with a little more control and feedback sought from the students. The one-way method of teaching may diminish more in the future as teachers are learning to give students more opportunities to engage in the subject from their own perspective. Slido is an example of one live feedback tool that can be used during presentations and distance learning meetings to help teachers better respond to the needs of the students as the students see it fit. For instance, it can help students anonymously show which parts they would prefer the teacher go back over in more detail.
Remote learning platforms are on the rise
Perhaps the biggest change to education in recent technology is the expansion of learning platforms that can be used remotely but might see even more use in the classroom as time goes on. Although requiring students to have it installed on the computers they use, LanSchool is legal software for K-12 education, not a spyware, that helps teachers and students collaborate online in a variety of ways. From screen sharing to website pushing and limiting internet access to make sure that students can stay focused, these platforms are allowing not just for a more connected learning experience, but also for access to great education in more flexible learning environments. E-learning may continue to be a larger part of our education experience even after all the classrooms are open again.
A more collaborative approach to assignments
Already widely adopted in colleges across the board, more schools are starting to take the approach of better encouraging students to seek feedback on long-term coursework and assignments well before they have to be turned in. One example of a tool that is helping this is Floop, which allows students to quickly upload images or copies of assignments that teachers can rapidly annotate and give feedback to. As such, it makes the teacher’s feedback much more accessible to the student and allows the student to feel less nervous about having to submit it through more formal channels. This in turn allows them to improve their grades by improving based on the feedback received.
It takes more than great teachers to make an excellent educational experience. They also have to be supported by a system that is willing to adopt the best methods to deliver more effective and efficient education, and the technology mentioned above might just play a big role in that.