School ERP software is used by schools or groups of schools to manage their day-to-day tasks like student records, teaching, and admin staff records, fees and payment, transportation, library, etc. By implementing a School ERP system in the institute, educators can have centralized data of their student records; teachers can track student’s progress thus, they will spend more time teaching students; parents can remain informed about the progress of their child, thus, enhancing the communication between the institution and parents.
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Academia Education Management Software brings digital transformation in educational institutions like schools, colleges, universities, or training institutions. The education management system has offered many more benefits such as online classes, class management, library management, employee management, HR & payroll, etc. With the right education ERP software, your institution can have all these benefits. Read more in the blog.
Streamlining The Learning ProcessesTraining Management Software stands on core area of an ICT or digital learning revolution that is sweeping the world off its feet. Responsibility of systems like TMS is to make training process of Student learning more systematic & streamlined and also provide the benefits necessary for success in the ever emerging Knowledge Management Process.
But Training management represents a change from traditional training programs? Apparently, the software is a doorway for a better access to learning sessions &giving students a digital platform to interact with faculties and within themselves for group learning. It allows faculties to assess progress and manage excellence-related information. But the paradigm shifts to system based learning also represents a shift in how people are trained. The introduction of features like web base tracking and e-administration through ERP are pushing the boundaries of how Students and faculties interact, creating high value through prompt communications, dialogues and incorporating students into a decision-making mode about the deadlines or Faculty feedbacks in a way inconceivable before the Internet. Academia TMS is very helpful in creating a better system of training delivery that manages course content with regular faculty feedback and performance evaluation tools which transforms the learning experience into a flexible system of learning. While conventional training programs are fixed and requires lot of time & effort to revise; new training management software adapts to learning needs as it is used. With the advent of new technology and knowledge methods, any training Institute can use a Training Management System to create a comprehensive student training program that is not only more effective, but delivers content with more uniformity and prospect for exchange of ideas, while reducing overall program expenditure. Apart from course and content management, TMS, also enables institutes to have best inbound and outbound CRM which collects important data of all leads such as personal information, contact information and course preference enquired. It can also sort out the leads on the basis of Marketing sources used for generation of enquiries such as telephonic enquiry, enquiries through e-mail & web portal, walk-in enquiries, enquiries through News Paper advertisements, etc. You can assign enquiries to various Admission councilors to ensure effective follow up and that every enquiry gets tracked by sharing the workload evenly across the counseling team. CRM allows to monitor the flow of enquiry by various enquiry generating sources. You may analyze these reports by admission counselors, by the type of marketing campaign source, by enquiry date and many more options. According to Courses, e-brochures can be Integrated in the system and it can be sent to the students directly through email at the time of enquiry. A special feature of quick fee plans and fee masters is provided for the counselors to review and send available discount offers and deals for students. TMS also offers hassle free suite for audit and accounting of income and expenditure. Revenues for training businesses is the fee collection. Institutes usually provide either an option of monthly installments or a Lump sum fee payment mode to students & if need be student may break the installment into partial Payments. Tracking this is a hectic task. With Academia Training Software installed this process is eased as the fee module allows you to make transaction entry of part payments and outstandingly displays the balance amount. You can correctly update records for payment mode such as Cash, Cheque, Bank Transfer or Credit/Debit Cards via payment gate way. For Bank payments the system will hold back the status till the cheque is credited in the Bank account. In case the Pay-cheque is dishonored, you can update the status of the cheque by doing reversal entries of the payment status. As an Admin can analyze the total fee paid and outstanding dues at a glance right at the dashboard. There is a facility of report generation by selecting a particular time period at the click of a button. You can filter the data by branches if you are a multiple location training center, or filter by Course, batch and many more options. Student enrollment process involves a lot of intermingled processes such as Admission form fill-up, deciding fee plans considering various variables involved & commitments made by councilors, offering installment payment choices, adding various fees received for course modules and working on discounts allowed. The Academia ERP Student admission module is developed considering all such situations in mind. There are options to create Fee plans for installment options with variable pricing or a lump sum payment choice. The student enrollment process includes SMS & Email options, Letters, update to student and/or parents/guardians. An option is available to cancel sending messages if you want for any specific reason. You can keep an admission form template ready in case you wish to dynamically generate printable admission form for offline records. Academia Training Management System is one the best Training management ERP solution which is specifically designed for training institutes and coaching centers. This can also be used as coaching administration software as it is developed considering all possible requirements of training & coaching industry e.g. efficient CRM, highly configurable operations, scalable system as demand is variable throughout the year and an effective customer support system to handle different needs of trainees, trainers and staff. Academia Training Management is a truly comprehensive suite, which helps an institute manage all its process with the utmost efficiency and gives them complete control over the administrative processes of the institute. The training management system manages all processes starting right from attracting students, handling enquiries, to a complete student cycle along with automating the administrative processes. This furthers an institutes brand equity as it becomes truly cutting edge, transparent and all the related functions concentrate all their energy in the betterment and development of student’s skills rather than extra administrative tasks which improves their overall delivered quality. To schedule a free demo of Academia Training Management System, please click here. 10 Popular Chains of Schools in IndiaIn recent years, there has been a positive development in the growth of private chain of schools in India against a background of nationwide persecution of privately promoted schools, overwhelmingly preferred by the middle class.
There has always been a sustained protest by the country’s powerful and influential middle class against private schools raising their tuition fees annually. In spite of private education in contemporary India being cheaper than any other country worldwide, there is a demand for first world private education at very low prices. At the same time, in several states, government schools providing free education are catching up with quality education and infrastructure. In such a scenario, what has emerged as a welcome development is the emergence of chains of schools providing the assurance of quality and standardised education. This proves to be of national interest because these groups of schools have the advantages of distributed overheads, shared teacher training and other resources to deliver good quality education at substantially lower prices than standalone schools or even small groups of private schools in India. Hence, they are in a better position to meet the rising popular demand for affordable English-medium education. Let us look at 10 popular chains of schools in India, which are changing the education set up in the country. 1. Ryan International Group of Institutions, MumbaiEstablished: 1976 Number of schools: 137 Affiliation: CBSE/CISCE/IB/CAIE/state boards Aggregate enrolment: 270,000 Faculty: 16,000 Geographical spread: 40 cities in 16 states The Ryan International Group of Institutions promoted by Dr. Augustine and Mrs. Grace Pinto is one of the largest and most respected school chains in India. The Ryan group of institutions uniquely contributes to a balanced growth of the Indian economy by establishing quality English-medium schools beyond the metropolitan cities, in tier-II, III and IV cities. In 2018, RIGI was conferred the World’s 100 Greatest Brands 2018 award by URS Media & Asia One at the India UAE Business & Social Forum Conference held in Dubai. 2. Podar Education Network, MumbaiEstablished: 1927 Number of schools: 124 + 350 preschools Affiliation: CBSE/CISCE/IB/state board/Cambridge International Aggregate enrolment: 150,000 Faculty: 6,800 Geographical spread: 9 states Mahatma Gandhi was the first president of the Podar Group of Schools founded by Seth Anandilal Podar. Since then, the Group has been steadily growing to become an education service conglomerate and a household name in preprimary and higher school education. Dr. Pavan Podar, chairman of Podar Education Network proudly dedicates the success of their institutions to their well-trained teachers acquainted with the latest digital technologies and also to their contemporary education, which prepares children to meet the challenges of changing times. 3. Billabong High International Schools, MumbaiEstablished: 2000 Number of schools: 30 Aggregate enrolment: 20,000 Affiliation: CISCE/CBSE/Cambridge International Geographical spread: 21 cities The first Billabong High International School (BHIS) was founded by Lina Ashar, an early childhood education leader, who also founded the highly acclaimed Kangaroo Kids premium chain of preschools. Billabong chain of Schools has gone on to become one of the country’s most respected school chains and was awarded the Best School Brand award of the Economic Times, in 2016. BHIS seeks to design engaging curriculums making learning a joyful experience for children while going beyond academics to integrate sports and performing arts into the curriculum. They deliver integrated multi-disciplinary education to develop the students’ creativity, critical thinking and application skills. 4. VIBGYOR Group, MumbaiEstablished: 2004 Number of schools: 33 Affiliation: CBSE/CISCE/Cambridge International Aggregate enrolment: 48,000 Faculty: 6,000 Geographical spread: 9 cities Rustom P. Kerawalla, an engineering graduate, founded the Vibgyor Group of schools and has nurtured the Group into becoming one of fastest growing proprietorial chain of schoolsin India. Setting new benchmarks for quality education, the VIBGYOR schools enjoy an impeccable reputation. They are distinguished by the unique integrated curriculum which provides a balanced mix of classroom learning, sports, performing arts and extra-curricular activities, to enable the over-all development of children. 5. Presidency Group, BangaloreEstablished: 1976 Number of schools: 7 Affiliation: CBSE/CISCE Aggregate enrolment: 15,000 Faculty: 1,100 Geographical spread: 2 cities The Bangalore-based Presidency Group of Institutions (PGI), was promoted by educationist Dr. Nissar Ahmed and is one of the top schools of the city. The distinguishing feature of Presidency schools is their intensively-researched curriculum incorporating thematic/integrated pedagogies designed to develop students’ critical thinking and knowledge application skills. The curriculum is enhanced by values and life-skills education preparing learners to take on new age challenges. 6. Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools, BhopalEstablished: 1991 Number of schools: 156 Affiliation: CBSE/state boards Aggregate enrolment: 102,500 Faculty: 6,500 Geographical spread: 126 cities These schools were conceptualised and opened to honour the wisdom and teachings of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918-2008), also the spiritual guru and mentor of The Beatles. The MVM schools provide academically rigorous mainstream CBSE and state board prescribed curriculum, along with the Maharishi Consciousness pedagogy which is a unique blend of Vedic education and the Maharishi Technology. This includes practice of cognition enhancing transcendental meditation and Siddhi programmes, that enable children to attain their full creative potential. 7. Kendriya Vidyalayas, DelhiEstablished: 1962 Number of schools: 1,204 Affiliation: CBSE Aggregate enrolment: 1.27 million Faculty: 45,477 Geographical spread: 29 states and seven Union territories The Kendriya Vidyalayas are promoted and funded by the Central government through generous budgetary allocations for children of Central government employees in transferable jobs and have heavily subsidised fees. This pampered chain is managed by the Delhi-based Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, an autonomous body under the Union HRD ministry’s jurisdiction and are known for their outstanding examination results, year after year. In the CBSE class X exam results of 2019, the KVs outperformed all CBSE-affiliated including private schools in India, with a national pass percentage of 99.47 percent. 8. Vidya Bharati Schools, LucknowEstablished: 1952 Number of schools: 13,067 Aggregate enrolment: 3.4 million Faculty: 150,190 Affiliation: CBSE/state boards/NIOS Geographical spread: 29 states RSA leader Krishna Chandra Gandhi, with Bhaurav Devras and Nana Jai Deshmukh, set up the country’s first Saraswati Shishu Mandir on July 1, 1952 at Gorakhpur. Slowly as more schools opened up in 1977 Vidya Bharati Sanstha was formed, giving it a national form. Vidya Bharati Schools (VBS) is India’s largest K-12 chain and focusses on educating on Hindutva, patriotism and Indian values and culture, along with the standard curriculum. Hence, students have specially written texts about India’s culture and customs and all students compulsorily learn moral education, physical education (martial arts), music, Sanskrit and Vedic maths. 9. DAV SchoolsEstablished: 1886 Number of schools: 900+ schools Aggregate enrolment: 2 million Faculty: 50,000 Geographical spread: All states and abroad The D.A.V. Schools are based on the ideals of Swami Dayanand Saraswati, the religious and social reformer and was founded in Lahore by Mahatma Hansraj. While English is the primary language of instruction, students receive compulsory education in Hindi and Sanskrit or a regional language. Today, the DAV Schools are the single largest non-governmental educational society in the country. In 2013, The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) awarded the Best Chain of Schools in India award to DAV Schools. 10. Delhi Public School SocietyEstablished: 1941 Number of schools: 205 in India, 11 abroad Geographical spread: All states and abroad The DPS Society is a non-profit, non-proprietary, private, educational organization. Starting as Church High School in 1941, the Delhi Public School Society was started in 1949 by Pinkesh Barjatiya. Besides being one of the largest, it is also one of the most reputed and trusted education societies in the country. Innovation is fundamental to DPS learning programmes and its faculty seeks to revolutionise through ideas and practices, matching the demands of new age educational trends and global associations. The primary focus is on meaningful and joyful learning. This list is by no means comprehensive as there are equally (if not more) popular school chains that are making a significant difference in the Indian education system. Interestingly, the one factor that has been instrumental in the growth and further expansions is the introduction of technology. There is increasing awareness of the advantages of ERP in educational institutions. With the multiple needs of institutions, besides the hardware infrastructure of servers, PCs, interactive whiteboards and networks, the soft infrastructure in the form of Student Information Systems, customised to specific needs, has helped institutions to move ahead swiftly. Originally published on https://www.academiaerp.com/impact-of-privatization-in-the-indian-education-sector/ Just after the independence, the education sector was on the top priority for the country and several initiatives were taken up by the government of India to provide education to the masses. Some areas which belonged to the masses like elementary education were still under the government purview. For private institutions, there was always a feeling that they take care of the quality aspect in a better way but are meant mainly for the elites rather than the masses. But now at the school level, the demand for private educational institutions is on the rise, across the classes. This is mainly due to the limitations of the government in providing quality education to the masses. Private institutions offering higher and professional education are getting popular due to the limitations of the public sector in fulfilling the needs in this area. Participation of the private sector in the field of education are available under the following stack of ownership:
In the field of higher and professional education, there are many private institutions that offer quality education. Private professional institutions offer better infrastructure, follow a dynamic curriculum, provide research facilities for quality education. Thus, enabling the private sector to function as centers of excellence for providing quality education. Now, it becomes all the more important to know about the factors leading to the growth in Private institutions.
Having understood the above factors, it is bound for one to see the brighter side of the grass but there exist few concerns regarding institutes privatization. Some of them are highlighted below.
To know how Academia helping institutions to streamline and automate their academic operations, click here to book a free demo session now. The Education and its delivery both have been changing at a drastic pace. This is being observed that the time has arrived to reject the incremental changes to transform the education rather, it’s the need of radical transformation to fully equip the students to be future ready. The change in professional education has been quick, enabled by many tools that we now use for collaboration. Technology has provided us with the ability to communicate, collaborate and create with any number of educators globally, at any time, and now is cost effective. One would think that educators would be celebrating like never before due to the advancement of technology assisting them in their profession to provide better services. Now that we’ve popped the cork on 2016, we’ve also had some time to reflect on the previous year. After all, 2015 did see a plenty of new technologies and solutions bloom while others faded away from the limelight. Technology today, offers tremendous capabilities to address the challenges faced by the learners with disabilities and also institutions who are focusing on various target audiences. It is imperative that the institutions should focus and apply these advancements to their benefit to provide better quality education and services. Therefore, significance of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution has evolved not only in the developed countries however, also in the developing economies in the recent past. There is an ever growing demand of an effective ERP solution and hence, many IT firms are under constant research and development to get ahead of each other. In the view of the same, Serosoft Solution Pvt. Ltd. has developed a comprehensive ERP solution by the name of “Academia ERP” and it has developed a remarkable learning management system called “Web Guru” which assist immensely in online learning. Through eLearning, students can now study whenever they want. There are no fixed timetables so people from different time zones can also now do the same courses enrolled in the same academic institute. Moreover, students can also undertake tests whenever they want within the time provided to them. Higher education serves a lot of purposes. One is to disseminate knowledge. Another is to offer a set of structured interactions for students to experience, so they can grow in a predefined direction or path. Also yet another purpose is to develop meaningful relationships with the faculties and their peer groups. The allied Educator can be about the need for teachers in this digital age to fully utilize the potential of emerging technologies. In the professional development faculties, team members, governing authority work together in local and global networks connecting, creating, harvesting and nurturing the knowledge they apply in college and universities. This story was originally published on https://www.academiaerp.com/student-registration-and-admissions-management/
Management, as they say, is the art of getting work done tactically through the efforts of the other people. Management is universal and all-pervasive in nature. However, it has an extremely critical role when it comes to the Education sector. The education sector has expanded leaps and bounds. With the booming population, this sector is gaining grounds both for the students and for academicians. When it comes to managing an educational institute there are several complexities and vagaries that the educational institution has to face. This calls for full-proof student registration and student management. An efficient registration system would ease out the process thereby reducing the stress and strain on the parts of both the institute and the student community. The registration process involves a lot of clerical work and frequent change of choices by the students. This module handles the registration and admission process for both existing and new students. It is designed and structured to ensure the smooth functioning of a school, educational institution or University. This software allows you to supervise the admission and registration process of all the students along with storing their family details, previous schooling information, school transfer certificates, birth certificates, Fee payer details, Blood Group, Physical Details, Vaccination details, Positive incidence, identity photograph and many more. Also, you can keep a track of prospectus sale, refundable security deposit, and one-time registration fee, assign the class/ course, section roll number, Enrollment number to the student. Doing things all over the portal is a good idea as mechanization herein cannot be avoided. There are millions who register themselves into several universities and make a final choice on the basis of the best possible options available for them. The data for registration involves the students in bulk, however, the number of entries per student is restricted. Mechanization, therefore, becomes necessary. The Admission Management comes at a little later stage. The Admission process calls for detailed inquiry starting from personal details to academic entries to several documentation and filing work. Both registration and admission management involve the element of responsibility as the data to be handled requires great diligence and care. There are severe loopholes in the process that create a lot of confusion in the channel. With a combination of mechanization and a certain extent of diligence, we are heading on the way of minimizing the problems in the process. The software is fully supported by the Finance/accounting module which helps in managing incomes generated from students through different reports. You can also manage various activities like Student fee receipts, Scholarship receipts, Sponsorship receipts, and many more. This Software is available for all types of Schools, Colleges, and University to ease out their work. It can be said that in the long run if we move with the same growth rate, the management of student registration and management can be better organized with the help of such software. This story was originally published on https://www.academiaerp.com/student-registration-and-admissions-management/ The growth of educational resources and online courses being offered today are a clear indication of the shift to technology and how it’s changing the landscape of the education industry. Every year there is an increasing number of students opting out of attending schools and colleges physically. With many study options available, a lot of which are online and comparatively cheaper, technology is playing a huge role in making education accessible and cheaper than ever before. Even long-distance or work-based learning, as well as apprenticeships, are becoming available online, which reduces the total cost of education by permitting interns to live at home and learn and earn. Today, when the world has been ravaged by COVID19 in an unprecedented way, education is one field which has managed to deliver, without any hiccups. Educational institutions all over the world have quickly moved all their teaching online and are making sure that students are gathering every bit of knowledge and learning that they would have, on campus. While online education may be the need of the hour right now, technology has always proved to be a gainful investment for educational institutions, one of which is saving on costs. Let us explore 5 ways in which technology can help save cost for educational institutions. 1. Using the cloud instead of the copierEducational institutions have seen the enormous potential of the cloud and more and more schools and colleges are moving over every year. A market research report had predicted a 26% annual growth in cloud computing in schools through 2021. Needless to say, with the ongoing pandemic the numbers would inflate too much more than that. Cloud technology has plenty of instant benefits to academic institutions like –
VoIP providers often offer free internal calls making it possible for teachers, administrators, and anyone with a phone connected to the phone system to call each other without any charges. Larger schools and institutions can save a substantial amount by using a VoIP phone system since all the frequent calls made within a school system are considered in-network and will be free of charge. A VoIP system is cheaper to maintain than a PBX system. It can be installed quickly with adding and removing of phones done simply. A hosted VoIP system comes with free 24/7 support staff. 3. Opting for the digital platform over manual In this age of technology, it is a challenge for educators to constantly keep the learning environment engaging and relevant. It is important for them to keep the communications and information flow of the school community completely smooth and secure. While it may seem migrating to a digital platform would require huge budgets, truth is, it is the crucial factor that can actually cut costs, boost productivity and save time which is otherwise wasted on administrative tasks. With digitization, teachers and administrators do not have to spend time with old machines, including outdated computers, printers and slow networks; and could use their time for more productive work. Teachers have the advantage of using technology to produce more creative learning opportunities for students. On the other hand, students get accustomed to technology at an early age and learn valuable skills which will sustain them for life. 4. Using special-purpose applications for better efficiencyEducational institutions have started to see the utility of application that can help them manage a lot of departments better. Since educators know they have the responsibility of building the careers and lives of a whole new generation, they understand there is no scope for mistakes. Switching over to digital helps to make sure there are no errors in statistics and work flows smoothly as programmed. They are moving to the use of specifically created applications to better manage food services, school buses, utilities like electricity and cooling/heating, textbooks, etc. Besides the smooth functioning and management of various departments with the use of various applications, educational institutions are also saving money by eliminating the need of human intervention and physical work. 5. Availing digital documents over physical materialOne important aspect of knowledge is, it needs constant updating. Going digital helps to quickly and efficiently update new material online with adaptable changes. Content changes and delivery, digitally, lowers the cost of printing the new material and also gets rid of the reliance on physical printed content and copy. While education institutions wake up to the importance of technology and seek to empower themselves with the latest, it is the SIS (Student Information System) that has proved to be the ground breaker with the advantage to connect, teach and manage better. One of the most important roles technology plays is to handle evolving requirements and efficiently manage multiple modes of communication. Academia SIS has been specifically developed to suit the current and future needs of growing higher education institutions. It is a unique multifeatured solution for Group Institutions, Business Schools, Universities, Colleges etc. and automates the complete student life cycle. Undeniably, the best technology solution to successfully lower costs while providing an edge by enhancing connectivity among students, teachers and parents. For the education institutions, while adopting technology helps to cut down costs, it also works for students as the expenses go down considerably with online course materials and other associated expenses. Hence, a win-win for all. An education management information system is becoming a necessity for educational institutions. Whether it is a college, university, school, or training institution, everyone needs a system that can bring digital transformation in their institution and simplifies their day to day tasks. Academia by Serosoft is an award-winning institution that is benefiting 220+ institutions around the globe, powering educators to bring a better, faster, efficient, and productive education management system. After intensive research and talking to our clients, we got to know that among 20+ modules, few of them are the most favorite of educators, and the staff is getting enormous benefits from these modules. Here are four of the Academia ERP modules that they like the most:Online Admission ManagementToday’s students are digital natives, and they prefer everything online rather than standing in lines. From clothing to food everything is deliverable to them via the internet. Even learning and education experiences are also becoming more and more global and available to students on their demand. Then why taking admissions to their favorite college/university should remain outdated? Many famous educational institutions have already gone digital in the admission process. From admission campaign to inquiry management, student applications, entrance exams, everything is now available online. Academia Student Management System is one such solution that is enabling institutions to bring automated admissions in their academic management. It helps educators and staff to manage all the admission processes online in a seamless manner. It also assists in measuring targets, comparing them from previous years, and analyzing the data so that they can understand what works best for them. Now let’s see how managing inquiries from students became a lot easier with Academia. Inquiry management with Academia AI ChatbotWhat if you could save the staff time from handling 24X7 hr questions from prospective students? What if it is not limited to only the working hours of your institute? Wouldn’t that be more productive? All this and much more is possible with Academia AI Chatbot. This School Management System integrates this chatbot on your institute’s website where students can ask whatever they want related to admissions, courses, etc. This chatbot will answer all the queries of students and save it in an excel sheet where you can keep track of it to take the follow up in the future. Report management with Smart AnalyticsEducational institutions usually have endless paperwork, reporting, documentation, etc. There is no way to stop it, but there is a way to manage it. With the digitization of academic processes, it becomes way more comfortable and time-saving to generate reports, keep track of every document whenever and wherever needed. Academia Campus ERP enables educators to organize that reporting system seamlessly. With the integration of the smart analytics system, it assists staff to generate reports within a few clicks. As it is a centralized student database system, it becomes super convenient to use some filters, gather data from other departments, and generate reports within seconds—no need to do data entry for hours. The reporting system of Academia is available in different charts & bar graphs, which helps education leaders analysis and thereby faster decision making. Interoperability with multiple software solutionsAccording to the fundamental definition of interoperability Interoperability is a characteristic of a product or system, whose interfaces are completely understood, to work with other products or systems, at present or in the future, in either implementation or access, without any restrictions. Or simply; Interoperability is an understanding of the software to work with other software programs now or in the future. It is useful in when
Academia offers multiple integrations with software like Moodle (Learning Management System), KOHA (Library Management System), Alfresco (Document Management System), Tally (Accounting Software), etc. Moreover, it is entirely compatible with other software as per the requirements of customers. Want to know what are the other modules of Academia ERP/SIS? You might find your favorite as well. Download our brochure or talk to our expert to learn the complete working experience of these modules. Book your free demo now! Originally posted on https://www.academiaerp.com/5-education-trends-that-will-impact-the-education-sector-in-2020/
In the education sector, technology is not anymore a future, it is already here. The education landscape is transforming into a tech-savvy panorama. Students are not limited to teachers, teachers are not limited to institute campus. Like blockchain tech, education is also decentralizing, learning is being more democratic and diversified. 2020 will be one more year advancing in Edtech lane, it has the potential to bring some great innovation in the tech world. Not just technology is evolving rapidly but new technologies are also paving the way for advancement in the education industry. Every year we enter the year with version 1 of technology and exit the year with version 10. Let’s see which technology trends will impact the education industry in 2020. Blended Learning is the new focusBlended-Learning or B-Learning is the perfect combination of e-learning and traditional learning. The growing usage of the internet and its availability is increasing the use of online learning, but, to make the best use of it, educational institutes and educators are mixing it with the traditional approach. In this students gets the best of both worlds. With teachers’ guidance and abundance of online sources, they are unstoppable. Learn more about blended learning from here. MOOC is the student’s favorite source of learningMOOC or Massive Open Online Course is the new trend among students. Getting lessons while sitting home, listening to lecture while commuting, what more you need if you crave knowledge. Not only just for regular students, but working professionals are also getting huge benefits from MOOCs. There is no need to join a college or to fulfill the required number of attendance percentage to sit in the exam, just enroll in courses and get the degree/ certification of your favorite program. Udacity, Khan Academy, Coursera, NPTEL and many more have grown exponentially in the last five years. According to MarketWatch, the MOOC market is expected to grow over 39.3% CAGR value during the forecast period (2019 – 2026). It won’t be surprising to see MOOC rising to the new horizon by the end of 2020. Cloud-based Education Management System is more desirable than everAlongside the development of learning experience, the management system of educational institutes is also changing. The cloud-based education management system is becoming a great investment for institutes. It is capable to manage the complete student life cycle, enable 360-degree automation, and brings a high return on investment (ROI). Institutes are getting great benefits from the student management system. They are able to manage the day to day tasks, improve enrollment rate, manage students better, and boost productivity. Gamification through AR/ VR bringing new experiences for studentsDo you know Instagram offers a small percentage of augmented reality? AR is the technology that adds extra effect in your real world. It is a live direct or indirect view of a physical real-world environment whose elements are expanded by computer-generated real-world sensory. The smartphones we use, Android or iOS are updating to AR every day. Many apps like Pokemon Go, Instagram, Snapchat already using some form of AR. Unlike AR, VR gives you the experience of the virtual world where you can learn about things in your term. It is evident that students have more inclination towards video games, colorful designs and added features while learning. The education sector is also leveraging the benefit of it. With the gamification of learning through AR/VR, it is encouraging students to involve more and transforming their experience completely. Not to forget the AI in educationLearning has moved beyond just feeding information to students irrespective of their comprehension ability. It is becoming more personalized and student-focused. This is the role that AI has to offer in the education world. Teachers are getting the help of AI to understand every student separately, instead of just delivering lectures they are now more of a coach or mentor and playing a facilitating role and enabling students to exploit their full potential. According to a study done by Online Education for Higher Ed, the use of AI in US classrooms will grow by 47.5 percent in the next three years. As ironical as it seems but technology is making teaching more human-like and student-focused by assisting teachers and taking over the time-consuming, tedious day to day tasks like attendance, grading, administrative processes, etc. |