One of the greatest apprehensions that looms over most parents at every teacher meeting is the label around the learning capabilities of their child. The discourse often centres on ‘good learner’ versus ‘bad learner’. This binary classification oversimplifies the diverse learning styles and individual affinities for different types of learning.
Despite insulated pockets of excellence and some passionate educators, classrooms have been mainly static environments where teachers employ a singular style of teaching, lacking pedagogical support to address individual differences.
The one-size-fits-all approach has left many students struggling and contributed significantly to learning and skill gaps – highlighting the urgent need for a more nuanced understanding of educational needs and a more empathetic approach to teaching.
India’s education sector is seeing unprecedented changes; increasing internet penetration and smart device adoption, coupled with a growing demand for quality education. Integrating digital tools, interactive smart boards, unlimited content resources, and engaging learning environments are all rewriting the grammar of schooling.
The future of classrooms in India is set to be shaped by three key factors: economic and regulatory influences, content and learning strategies, and technological advancements in education. Let’s discuss some of the insights shared by Anish Raghunandan, CEO of Tata ClassEdge.
ECONOMIC AND REGULATORY INFLUENCE
One of the goals of the NEP 2020 is bridging the social category gaps in access, participation, and learning outcomes. Good quality teaching-learning resources are vital to ensure that learning outcomes are met. In regions with minimal access, which lack adequate infrastructure and have a dearth of teaching talent, Edtech emerges as the panacea.
This will play a crucial role in making EdTech solutions accessible across segments, with affordability and scalability being paramount.
EVOLVING CONTENT AND LEARNING STRATEGIES
Content and learning strategies will evolve significantly with the implementation of visible learning concepts aided by technology. Solutions that graduate learning concepts to skilling needs will become prevalent in classrooms in India as the dialogue evolves to competency and application rather than just the ability to reproduce knowledge.
With teachers adopting microlearning via blended learning approaches, the teaching-learning paradigm is set to transition from curriculum coverage to human development.
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN EDUCATION
The introduction of Smart Boards and Interactive Panels in classrooms has enabled the teaching-learning process to get access to content that enables multi-modal learning and compliments teaching styles.
Personalisation in one-to-many scenarios is impossible to achieve without technology. AI-powered adaptive learning systems can identify areas where students are struggling and provide targeted interventions to help them improve. With further democratisation of content and ubiquitous access to tools and forums, classrooms in India will see teachers, AI and students turn to collaborators to deliver the right combination of content for the teaching-learning process.
The ongoing technological transformation in education will go beyond merely incorporating gadgets in the classroom. It will represent a holistic reimagining of teaching and learning processes to optimise the educational experience in every context and deliver a learning continuum, making students confident learners without labels.
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