Authored by Sumana Iyengar, CEO & Co-Founder, Goavega
Among the various sectors that have benefited from early adoption of technology in a bid to survive through the COVID pandemic, education has been an active front runner. While Ed-tech had been steadily making its presence felt over the past few years, with assisted learning tools that leverage robotics, ML etc., for developing cognitive learning among children, it is only now that it has found widespread appeal and mass adoption. The lockdown has also helped transform Ed-tech from an ‘optional’ tool adopted by elitist schools to a ‘mandatory’ mode of continuous learning, especially for schools, who have adopted it wholeheartedly. From facilitating teaching of regular term curriculum via virtual classrooms or recorded lectures for K12 students to offering professionals the opportunity to upgrade their skills, technology adopting in the education space has allowed allowing everyone with an internet connection and a smart device, to access knowledge and learn.
Some of the key technical tools that have found widespread adoption, include:
While the above mentioned tools have been instrumental in transforming educational practises in India, supportive government policies and fast developing digital infrastructure are key factors enabling this transformation? While the ‘digital India’ campaign ensured that a strong connectivity framework was created for wider access to fast and affordable internet, the recent National Education Policy (NEP), introduced reforms that allowed educational institutes to leverage the digital framework effectively and build on a stronger, integrated learning system. Coupled with accelerated pace of innovations, and growing interest of PE Funding in the Indian Ed-tech segment, the Indian education system is on an aggressive growth path, well equipped to create a more aware, more enabled and more responsible citizens of the future!