Wednesday, 13 May 2015

Future of School Education

School education undoubtedly plays a pivotal role in shaping the career of a child in his formative years of growth. The current trends in education have been in sink with the same spirit of shouldering a formidable responsibility. The key trends in this regard have been focusing on revising the curriculum, digitalizing the pedagogy and incorporating more student-intensive learning rather than teacher-intensive learning.  

There will be no longer huge stack of books as the only source of quality content that is reliable and informative entailing details that encourage inquisitive learning and practice based assessment. Students should be able to access information online through reliable sources contributed by the educators themselves from different geographies. This will help them save money and time in accessing loads of information from different sources.

This digital delivery of information is revolutionary in the advent of school education. Some of the popular examples of such learning are Google’s educational apps, Shmoop’s content and many others. This will widen the horizon of learning for students from just books and age old curriculum to something more inquisitive. Top schools in Gurgaon and other big cities have already ushered on the path of incorporating this kind of learning that dissolves distance and involves technology to optimize learning.

The open source movement of learning has led the process further to the extent of including learners as well as the educators in the content creation process. Wikipedia is one such open source and is as popular as Encyclopedia Britannica. Reputed institutions like Harvard and Georgetown are dedicated to create coursework for students editing Wikipedia entries. For K-12 schools and for higher education, websites like MIT open, SourceWare has been revolutionary. The content on such sites is quite verified, expert written and vetted. Leading schools like Amity International Schools Admission is based on their approach towards the future of learning in schools that encompass all aspects of digital learning.