Because the world is changing, so must the way we study and learn in order to succeed in it. For a long time, education entailed spending a significant portion of our early years sitting in a classroom absorbing information before moving out to apply it.
Nevertheless, given the current rate of change, what we learn one day may be useless the next.
This means that the way we study must evolve, embracing technology and ideas such as life-long learning to ensure that we are more prepared for today’s fast-changing world.
Therefore, here’s my analysis of the most important trends that will fuel this transition over the coming twelve years and even beyond.
1. Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI), considered the most disruptive technology of the twenty-first century, is transforming every business and field of human endeavor, as well as education.
It can be found in the classroom in the form of virtual assistants, which can support both students and professors in managing their time and completing their assignments.
Tutoring systems that can deliver individualized learning experiences for students of all ages and abilities; powering remote and online learning systems where the pace of instruction can be adjusted to meet the demands of students.
Language translation in educational environments where students speak a wide range of languages, as well as many other applications.
2. Virtual and Augmented Reality
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are two types of extended reality (XR) that are becoming highly prevalent in educational institutions.
VR allows users to enter a virtual world, and there is a large and rising number of “experiences” that allow us to do everything from travel back in time and experience history through our own eyes to training for tough and dangerous jobs such as completing repairs in dangerous environments.
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In other cases, VR in education allows remote learning and class activities to be delivered in a more immersive and experiential setting.
Virtual Reality is already being used in healthcare training for everything from allowing nursing students to experience delivering emergency care to training doctors to perform surgery.
Augmented reality, like virtual reality, requires a device (e.g., a phone, tablet, or headset), but it differs from VR in that it involves superimposing computer-generated images on top of what the user is actually seeing.
3. Online, Remote and Hybrid Learning
The global Covid-19 pandemic prompted schools, universities, and course providers to establish distance learning capabilities.
Yet, even before this, a revolution was taking place in the field of online learning, with massive online open courses (MOOCs) gaining prominence.
Remote and online learning in schools allows instructors to reach students regardless of how remote their areas are. T
his might be a big step forward in ensuring equal access to education in a world where according to UNESCO 264 million children do not attend school because they live in remote or rural areas.
Even for people who reside in cities, the advent of online and remote learning facilities allows them to continue their education even when busy adult lives make it difficult to attend classes in person on a regular basis.
