siliconindia | | February 20209step forward in educating the next generation of students. Interactive whiteboards support visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles, lead-ing to consistent improvement in the learning outcomes. They aid in teach-ing abstract and complex concepts to the students in a more engaging and fun way. They also allow teach-ers to record their instructions which can later be shared with the students for revision. Remote Learning: Remote learning through virtual classrooms is reshaping education like never before. There are no limitations of time and distance, and all one needs is a reliable Wi-Fi connection paired with apt mobile technologies. High quality of learning is made possible for students by providing them access to educators or subject matter experts who may not be reached due to distance or time constraint. Education can be tailored to suit the needs of the students when various technologies like video conferencing, social media, pre-recorded videos, and class forums are clubbed together. Remote learning model also allows students who can't make it to school to attend classes virtually. Interactive Gamification: Gamification is the concept of applying game-design thinking to various classroom activities to make them more engaging and fun. Educational video content can be taken to the next level by adding gamification. Interactive things are always more easy to remember and retain. Learning process can become easy with this approach. The whole idea is to use the typical game technique of giving challenges, give rewards to winners, then provide harder challenges with even bigger rewards. There is a science behind it. When you win at a game, your mind releases a chemical called dopamine that triggers motivation and pleasure. This makes learning an overall positive experience, one that you don't have to force students to enjoy. So the main concept of interactive gamification is to challenge the students, let them feel great about overcoming the challenge, then challenge them more. Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality: Virtual Reality is the next big thing in the education sector, enhancing student learning and engagement. It cuts across all the barriers and gives a feeling of things being right in front of your eyes. Students find themselves immersed in what they are learning and are able to process the information better. Augmented Reality is another technology that can take learning to the next level. The educators can use augmented reality in innovative ways to make any boring lesson interesting and interactive. It can be used to overlay interactive digital elements like text, image, video clip, animation etc. togive real-time experience. Augmented reality can promote 21st century skills like critical thinking analysis, creativity and problem-solving. Blockchain Technology: Another emerging technology is the Blockchain technology which is especially use-ful when there is a need to collaborate distributed information in a database. In education sector, Blockchain can prove to be very useful in examination management, verification of student credentials, certificate verification and other areas. Life-long learning records can also be managed using Blockchain. Learning, being a broad process, calls for effective analyzing and tracking to understand the results better. Learning analytics using emerging Blockchain technology is reshaping how learning behaviours of children are being moni-tored. It is helping teachers to provide students with targeted improvement to courses and help them deliver enhanced results.Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence, also known as AI, is the latest buzzword that is finding its way into various sectors, including educa-tion. AI has revolutionized the way curriculums are being implemented in schools, and has given birth to in-novative ideas. There are various AI applications for education today that have made learning more conveni-ent and personalized. Thanks to smart devices, the educational materials are becoming more accessible to students. AI has also resulted in automation of administrative jobs, allowing educa-tors to spend more time with students. In future, AI can also aid in providing detailed analysis of student perfor-mance in the examinations, as a teach-ers' ability to comprehend student per-formance has its own limitations. As per studies, adoption of AI in educa-tion sector will explode over the next five years.These were a few trends that have taken the education sector by storm. There is so much to discov-er and the opportunities ahead are very exciting. Learning analytics using emerging Blockchain technology is reshaping how learning behaviours of children are being monitored
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