Technology knows no bounds and this was proved even more pronouncedly in the last one year when the world was plunged into a pandemic. Technology is taking over every niche and corner. It has made everything much easier and faster, leaving no option to adapt to the change or fear of becoming obsolete. Digitization is the trending term and it so rightly describes the 21st century. Thus, it is now almost imperative even for the education sector to adapt to a dynamic environment.
The old educational system lacks the capability to stand a chance in the 21st century. This generation’s students are not to be confined by the limits of simple learning. Thus, their curiosity knows no limit and cannot be catered to with the traditional educational system only.
Let’s take a look at how digitization in education is reshaping the ways we think and the manner we learn.
Brings in fluidity
With digitization, education comes in the form how the students need it. There is not uniform approach. With digitization, students are able to customize material as per their requirement. It can be moulded as per the student’s capability to understand and imbibe any particular subject. All of this brings in a lot of fluidity in the system and also opens up new ways of thinking and perceiving.
Offers dynamic learning
No one can take away the learning experience that the traditional education system provides. But our education system needs to be dynamic and adapt to technology. Digitization in the education sector helps break many prejudiced notions and gives a chance to start afresh. For instance, mathematics is often a “feared subject” in the traditional education system. But digitization introduces out of the box ways to learn numbers and bust the myth that learning cannot be fun.
A practical approach
Students these days are multitasking. Along with education, they also engage in a bunch of co-curricular activities. Hence, they always run short of time. With digitization, students now have a choice to choose a tutor, schedule class as per one’s time availability and study offline or online as per their convenience. Digitization also makes learning a more practical experience with workshops and fun quizzes. It also helps the facilitators track students’ performance and evaluate progress.
Saves time and resources
In today’s world where time is money, digitization is a big boon. A digital course comes to the rescue of students who have to travel a lot to reach their institutes. With digitization, one just needs to log into a website or app or switch on their dish TV channel to learn a subject. It also saves resources. For digital learning, all one needs is a device and a good internet connection. Online examination platforms have also contributed to limit the use of paper.
Time for transparency
Digitization offers transparency and accountability, making it a safe mode of learning. Parents can keep a track of their wards’ progress by logging into the website. Digitization helps in creating a goof partnership between parents and teachers with one goal in mind – better learning for students.
Summary
Digital education is almost ubiquitous now and it has no doubt changed our education system. By using digital technologies, students are much more motivated regardless of age, classes are practical with practical work, and the learning method is primary focused on the learner. Digitization coupled with old time classroom learning can give a stronghold to our modern students.
From the above discussion, it is almost clear that accelerating the digitization of education has the possible potential to be the reset button for the world.