The EdTech sector has experienced strong growth in recent years. This is mainly due to two factors. On the one hand, much has been invested in innovation in e-learning technology to respond to current needs and, on the other hand, it has been well received by the educational community.

There are many educational institutions that have already incorporated technology into their students’ daily lives as part of the study program to take advantage of all its advantages.

In the following post we tell you what EdTech is, why it is important in current teaching and how education can take advantage of technology in training.

 

What does EdTech mean?

As it is well intuited from its name, the meaning of EdTech refers to technology applied to education. But what exactly does that mean? To summarize it clearly, we can say that it brings together the set of technological and digital tools that help teachers and students in the educational process.

In short, EdTech analyzes and proposes solutions in teaching and learning from technology to improve processes. Some examples of EdTech can be found in the use of educational platforms, apps, virtual classrooms, virtual reality, gamification, blended learning, online proctoring or artificial intelligence.

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Objectives of educational technology

The use of technology in the education of children and adults pursues several objectives in order to enrich the learning and teaching process. Let’s see the most frequent:

  • Personalize teaching to suit each student’s level, abilities and aptitudes.
  • Make the teacher’s duties easier inside and outside the classroom.
  • Promote the learning of all students.
  • Optimize the student’s experience with the subject.
  • Make the lessons more enjoyable.
  • Motivate the group.
  • Increase student achievement and retention of the knowledge taught.

 

The impact of EdTech on current teaching

There is no doubt that EdTech has made education more accessible to more students around the world. There are many education centers that, with the help of technological tools, offer online or hybrid teaching modalities (blended learning), thus facilitating access to education.

On the other hand, educational technology makes teaching easier, offering new media and channels that teachers can explore to connect with students. Now, thanks to technology, teachers can assess more easily and quickly, prepare lessons more quickly, correct exercises automatically, monitor each student individually or detect when a student is not following the pace of the course.

It is important to note that EdTech does not replace the role of teachers, but rather the tools it provides help them successfully apply their study plan and objectives for each course. Indeed, EdTech tools require teaching planning so that the content responds to the needs of students at all times and that there is a teaching strategy for all levels.

Regarding the change in work dynamics, EdTech trends point towards a cloud methodology with hybrid learning in which students have time to work alone and take advantage of classes or tutorials to solve doubts with teachers.

Likewise, educational platforms offer a lot of useful data to teachers that help them understand the evolution of students in the course. This helps teachers to further refine their lessons to address issues that give students trouble.

 

Advantages of EdTech in education

To conclude, we are going to list the main benefits of technology applied to education:

  • Possibility of personalizing teaching to adapt it to the pace and needs of each individual.
  • In the online mode: access to students from all over the world.
  • More enjoyable and playful lessons that contribute to the motivation of the students.
  • Immersion experiences in the subject and practical exercises.
  • Detailed monitoring of the evolution of the students.
  • Large number of learning resources available.
  • Collaboration tools are provided for group work and cooperation.
  • Methodology in tune with the digital world of work.

 

EdTech platform for customized training

At CAE we are experts in educational technology. Our team is specialized in developing solutions so that each educational center can adapt its training and courses to suit its needs.

Thanks to the functionalities of the educational platforms that we put at your disposal, you will be able to offer your students an optimal learning experience according to their academic objectives.

 

EdTech software in language teaching

The use of EdTech tools to learn languages is the order of the day. There are many benefits of technology in language learning: greater vocabulary retention, enjoyable lessons, testing of acquired knowledge, linguistic immersion, more time to practice oral expression, among others.

Dexway also offers the possibility of offering courses in online mode, blended learning, flipped classroom or the language laboratory. Each language school can choose which modality best suits its training methodology.

Do you want to know much more about Edtech and what solutions we offer? Do not hesitate to contact us. Our experts will be able to advise you in a personalized way.