Covid-19: how tech will transform your kids' education

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Published 2021-09-03
The pandemic not only disrupted education—it also thrust technology onto a sector which historically has been slow to adopt it. Will classrooms ever be the same again?

00:00 How the pandemic has affected education.
03:08 Why the education sector has been slow to adopt technology.
05:02 Technology helps children have a personalised learning experience.
07:50 How technology can help teachers
09:08 Could remote learning be here to stay?

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All Comments (21)
  • @moonspirit6555
    Children DON'T just need an education they need to interact with one another to build social skills.
  • @dobias28
    I love this "create a problem, sell the solution" approach. We done Bill.
  • Technology can provide education but school isn't about JUST education. It's about making friends, learning real skills which will be helpful in life.
  • I’m a teacher. I can tell you that Online learning did not work for most students. Sure there was a student or two who did but most did not. Students need interaction. They need to write and draw rather than doing anything in a computer. They need to read a physical book or document rather than online. It works better like that
  • It certainly opened my eyes in to exactly what my children are being taught. That's the only silver lining out of this nitemare.
  • @nashnyabe7470
    online school has been the worst thing to happen to my educataion.. everything became 10x harder
  • it is engagement with others directly which is what was lost more than anything when school went on line. i was happy to get my son back in daycare as soon as it opened. thankfully Canadian school were only shutdown for about 4 months last year
  • Sry to say but here I'm against online teaching bcz em also a university student and ik how my learning outcome effected during online classes. Recent studies also shows that a student can learn more while engaging teacher directly in comparison with online learning.
  • It looks great at first sight, but it could become worst because it will isolate people more.
  • @elemento489
    Ahhh, Those Boring Days! When We Used To Go To School.... Now They Aren't even a Thing...
  • @rickharriss
    I graduated as a teacher in 1995, my final dissertation was on Machine learning, where I described a system where Kids were taught in school or at home primarily through the use of some kind of supervised computer driven learning system. This allowed regular testing and if necessary the kids could be put back to the areas they were weak on. This allowed individual learning pace, challenging the able and supporting the weak. It is easy to flag to a teacher where weaknesses are and to generate reports that really reflect the students ability in a subject. In practical subjects simulation allowed practical lessons without the dangers of real life chemicals or tools. My head of department marked me down because he said it was science fiction and schools could never afford the computing power nor would teachers have the ability to use such a system. :-( How prophetic was I.,
  • Luckily, everything has been back to normal🥰🥰🥰 But, I think the development of remote learning will be continued.
  • I think the idea of online teaching cannot replace the classes in person totally. The students still need interaction and to learn social skills.
  • @AliAli-mp3fj
    Not mine, I’ll be keeping anything tech to a minimum. I prefer reality to virtual reality.
  • @hoangvu9360
    According to WSj, the assumption here is that kids will not be over energetic and break down devices. In case they do, the schools need to know where and how to repair the items.
  • Technology companies should take more responsibility. And civil servants should disappear.
  • @drivex6761
    Exactly like japanese railgun An absolute genius
  • I was a teacher and i decided to end my career when they decided to go online.
  • Yes we have to truly become balanced internally and make sure that we are committed to our goals and to our visions! We have all the power within us! Sending love, happiness and peace to everyone! 🙏
  • @hi-if7lj
    Covid19 was spreading around the Pittsburgh PA area as early as November of 2019