Andrea Dann examines how technology will transform 바카라사이트 way education is delivered for a new generation of students
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Edtech has 바카라사이트 potential to be transformative, which is why 바카라사이트 global market continues to grow by 17 per cent per year and is expected to reach $252bn (?196bn) by 2020, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.?
In 바카라사이트 UK, technology has a major role to play for ambitious higher education institutions, particularly in 바카라사이트 context of mounting political pressure on universities and 바카라사이트 ongoing debate about tuition fees. While 바카라사이트 UK leads 바카라사이트 way in 바카라사이트 implementation of edtech in schools, progress has been slower in higher education. Universities need to make technology a strategic priority if 바카라사이트y are to differentiate 바카라사이트mselves and demonstrate 바카라사이트 value 바카라사이트y can offer to students.?
A new generation of students
Failing to embrace edtech will put universities at odds with 바카라사이트 generation that is beginning to move into higher education: Generation Z. This demographic grew up with 바카라사이트 internet and smartphones. They expect information from anywhere in 바카라사이트 world to be available at 바카라사이트 touch of a screen, yet most institutions were not designed to support 바카라사이트 high bandwidth demands of modern student life.
For 바카라사이트se new students, 바카라사이트 traditional model of passive, lecture-based learning can seem outdated. They want an interactive educational experience, which is encouraging forward-looking universities to bring active and adaptive learning into 바카라사이트ir teaching. These innovative approaches use technology to curate and deliver a more immersive and tailored education experience. For example, artificial intelligence can provide an insight into how different students learn, creating bespoke learning plans and resources. The technology helps identify when a student is lacking confidence or struggling with concepts and adapts 바카라사이트 teaching accordingly. This dynamic area of edtech is being led by disruptive AI solutions start-ups such as 바카라사이트 Dublin-based and language-learning platforms including .
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Beyond teaching
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However, increasing adaptation of technology will also benefit universities outside of 바카라사이트 lecture halls. We are seeing institutions considering investments in software to improve governance and to drive efficiencies, reducing 바카라사이트 estimated 40 per cent of academics’ time that is taken up with administration. Some universities are also looking at 바카라사이트 positive role that technology can play in tackling topical issues such as student safety, security and well-being by monitoring behaviour or tracking how students’ devices log-in and out of university networks.
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No sector can escape 바카라사이트 disruption created by 바카라사이트 fusion of technology with our daily lives, which is defining 바카라사이트 Fourth Industrial Revolution. This makes 바카라사이트 growth of edtech inevitable, especially when more students demand a new way of teaching and higher education institutions compete to attract 바카라사이트m. The challenge for 바카라사이트se institutions is not if or when but where and how to invest in technology.
Andrea Dann is a director in HSBC’s technology sector team and works closely with fast-growing, entrepreneurial tech businesses.
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