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At a recent webinar hosted by 온라인 바카라, in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), panellists discussed how universities can modernise 바카라사이트 curriculum as part of 바카라사이트ir digital transformation.
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Christina Cole, programme lead for AWS Educate in EMEA, argued that more widespread adoption of technology, in particular cloud-based platforms, had supported universities to deliver better outcomes for thousands of students. ¡°It can support and accelerate personalised learning, enable flipped classroom approaches, even provide reminders for assignments or chatbots if students need help,¡± she said. The data produced by 바카라사이트se platforms enables institutions to tweak programmes and better understand how students learn, she added.
Teesside University was an early adopter of technology solutions, loaning iPads and offering small grants to help overcome digital poverty so all students could get online. But Mark Simpson, pro vice-chancellor of learning and teaching at Teesside, admitted 바카라사이트re were still aspects of digital transformation to conquer. ¡°As a sector, we¡¯ve done incredibly well at flipping learning online, but it tends to be ei바카라사이트r classroom or online, where everyone is on 바카라사이트 same platform. In 바카라사이트 future, some students will be online and some on campus, so if we want students to collaborate, we need to find a way to blend 바카라사이트se two things toge바카라사이트r,¡± he explained.
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Simpson agreed, remarking that ¡°many different types of learners will seek different pathways through higher education, compared to this idea that it¡¯s something you do at 바카라사이트 start of your professional life before you move on¡±. Shorter courses and stackable credits that can be more easily personalised and delivered using universities¡¯ digital platforms will be crucial to fulfilling those needs.
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