Education Technology, or EdTech, has gained immense popularity and support in this age of digitisation, with its various advantages and unfathomable possibilities. For the uninitiated, Edtech refers to the use of technological resources in the form of diverse apps, tools and products to facilitate learning and education. Realising its potential, a considerable number of educators and parents are opening up to the idea of its inclusion for the betterment of the students.
Edtech platforms are successfully transforming the face of education, by breaking traditional educational structures and making it easier for students to cope with learning of numerous concepts at ease. Edtech platforms today go beyond supporting school syllabus, venturing far and wide by helping students prepare for online examinations. Preparation for competitive exams through online platforms is one of the fastest growing segments in the Indian edtech scenario. With the advent of the technological era, almost everyone has an access to, and spends most of their time in front of a screen, be it smartphones, laptops or tablets. With these edtech platforms, educational material can be saved across these devices making it accessible at all points for the student’s perusal. It presents students with great flexibility as they can consume content on the go and track their progress, thereby saving time and giving them an option of where and how they want to study.
Various edtech platforms have a wide range of material available on them that can help students better prepare for competitive exams. Specially designed lectures and course curriculums, solved and unsolved papers, preparatory material specifically targeted at certain exams, sample questionnaires and much more is available for the student’s perusal at the click of a button.
Technologies such as AI, ML and IoT better the learning experience for students by tracking student performance, identifying problem areas and testing students in relation to these exams.
This helps students asses their preparedness and be better adept when appearing for the same. Specialized online edtech platforms are also inculcating essential business skills in their programs and helping students prepare not just for these exams, but also the real world.
Edtech is a growing segment, fast changing the face of traditional educational pedagogy. With the on-going Covid-19 scenario, it has become evident that edtech is the face of the future. Students who have not been able to attend colleges and classes are successfully preparing for competitive exams through various platforms, which are ensuring that education and learning does not reach a standstill, come what may.