In the wake of the evolving needs of contemporary students and standards of global competition, education systems worldwide have experienced tremendous growth and change in the past few years. Modern educational institutions have tremendously supported the economy, causing the value of the Indian education sector to proliferate. As per Statista, the Indian education sector is expected to be worth USD 225 billion by 2025, up from USD 117 billion. The ed-tech market is also expected to boom alongside.
Today, educational institutions need to support students in a variety of ways to ensure the best learning opportunities and advancements. Also, the employment of high-tech solutions is essential to stand apart in what has become a fiercely competitive industry. According to a recent India Today article, educational institutions in the country are taking concerted steps towards enabling blended learning and, as a result, employing digital boards and other visual solutions. Indeed, such steps are essential for advancing the notion and practice of immersive learning.
That said, let’s look at how educational institutions are making sure to provide an engaging experience and what kind of technology is enabling this smooth transition.
The Importance of Delivering an Engaging Experience
The Emergence of Hybrid Classrooms
In the wake of the pandemic, not just offices but also the entire education landscape had to shift online. To help students improve themselves through both hands-on learning and in-person training, educational institutions are now offering a hybrid classroom model.
The 2022 HP India Future of Learning Study outlined that 85% of teachers and 89% of parents agreed that “some form of online learning” alongside traditional learning is viable going forward. In another survey, 83% of Indian students said that the hybrid learning model helped them take out time for their hobbies.
However, for institutions to realise success with hybrid classrooms, they must tighten up their content and the way they present it to the learners of today, who have challenged attention spans.
Ensuring High Satisfaction and Outcomes
The need to provide education that results in better learning outcomes is undeniable, given the high expectations that today’s students place on educational institutions. A motivated student will not only perform better but also contribute to the organic promotion of the institution by helping to spread the good word.
But all this happens when the quality of content delivery is elevated. To a large extent, this entails utilising technology to tailor the content for easy learning and high retention.
Students Wanting to Be Skill Ready
From 44 million students in 2019 to 71 million in 2020 and then 92 million in 2021, the number of students taking online courses has reached an all-time high. In fact, Coursera reported a 49% increase in Indian students on its platform in 2021. This is also why a host of higher institutions in India are now providing online skill certifications.
Being skill-ready is more important to the upcoming generation of Gen Z students. These trends will undoubtedly influence how educational institutions deliver content so that it meets the needs of prospective students.
How Can Educational Institutes Make Sure They Immerse Modern Learners?
Digital Classrooms
Digital classrooms convert a standard classroom into an interactive one that is outfitted with top-quality microphones, sound systems, and streaming technology to help with video conferencing and lecture recordings. This enables educators to combine various media forms to provide students with the best learning experiences. These sophisticated, AV-integrated digital classrooms enable students to pay closer attention and interact with the teacher and other group members more effectively.
Educational institutions must invest in technologies that encourage collaboration and creativity in the classroom, improving the flow of ideas. For example, with the help of Samsung Flip, an interactive tool that enables screen mirroring, image editing, and more, learning can become more collaborative and engaging.
Interactive Whiteboards
The modern-day equivalent of a static whiteboard is an interactive whiteboard. These boards are a fantastic, all-inclusive resource for delivering interactive lessons using projectors or connected systems that might need a teacher’s input. This proves to be an excellent addition to building a digital classroom because it gives teachers the ability to assist students with hearing and vision impairments by incorporating AV systems into the teaching model. It can make producing content for the interactive whiteboard easier, fostering an excellent learning environment.
The market for interactive whiteboards will expand at a CAGR of more than 7% by 2027 as more institutions realise their value in the current educational settings.
That said, simulating countless situations and leveraging the power of compatible audio and video devices with SIMStation is a great way to stream content to students in specialised educational scenarios like those prevailing in healthcare.
Studio Room and Seminar Halls
Modern educational systems are changing how information is delivered effectively. This happens by creating an exact replica of traditional learning models with excellent AV integration using projectors, streaming systems, and video conferencing. One such solution with AI-powered tools for simple team collaboration is Zoom Rooms. This certified AV integrator creates a Smart Gallery that enables high participation.
When a larger audience needs to be addressed, this classroom or a digital classroom model can also be applied to a larger setting like seminar halls or auditoriums. Here, active LED displays, content duplication displays, speakers, transmitters, and many such devices make streaming and conferencing powerful. They help the audience seamlessly grasp all the information being imparted.
Modern educational institutions need to be powered by AV-integrated models and systems to facilitate engaging and immersive learning experiences – precisely where Resurgent can help. Book a free consultation today to learn more.
