Current Trends in Science

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Current Trends and Issues in Science Education
Learning Objectives
• Trends in EdTech
• Three factors that revolutionize EdTech
• Advantages of learner-centered approach
Educational Technology (EdTech) Trends In
2020-2021
• Distance learning has become the biggest educational technology in
2019.
• This trend may continue until 2021.
• EdTech are being revolutionized with a strong focus on
• connectivity,
• versatility, and
• student-centered learning. 
Connectivity

Top 10 most disconnected, by number of people.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/08/internet-users-usage-countries-change-demographics /
Connectivity

Lack of Limited Service Insufficient

Devices Provider Options Data
Versatility
• “The pandemic hasn’t so much boosted educational technology, as
highlighted just how important it is as a toolkit for teachers to learn to
use,” says Dr Steve Wheeler visiting research fellow at Plymouth
Institute of Education. “The pandemic has simply highlighted the
need for teachers to become more versatile in their pedagogy.”

https://www.raconteur.net/digital/digital-learning-edtech/
Student-centered learning
• a student/learner centered approach is one where the complete
eLearning experience is focused on the learners. For example, the
courses need to be very user-friendly, so that learners can navigate
the course without any difficulty.
7 Advantages Of A Learner Centered Approach In
eLearning
• Improves participation – focus on learner’s needs
• Improves retention of knowledge - high emphasis on relevance and
engagement
• Boosts performance at work - learners are more likely to apply their
learning due to varieties of scenarios, case studies, role plays etc
• Develops problem-solving skills - challenges and games involving real life
problems to solve
• Fosters collaborative learning - encourages collaboration
• Makes learning more fun
• Facilitates personalized learning
https://elearningindustry.com/learner-centered-approach-elearning
Trends in EdTech.
• eLearning - education or training delivered electronically.
• Video-Assisted Learning - students learn through videos (animated),
to enrich lessons and make content comprehensible.
• Blockchain Technology - the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is
used in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and ePortfolios for
authentication solution.
• Big Data Will Get Bigger – personalizing the learning experience.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) - automate basic activities in education.
Trends in EdTech (Cont.)
• Learning Analytics - to measure and report student learning just by
the web.
• Gamification - turn learning into a more fun and engaging process.
• Immersive Learning With VR And AR - VR provides a constructed
reality, AR gives an enhanced view of a real image.
• STEAM – adding Art (the new element) content to solve real-world
problems through hands-on learning activities and creative design.
• Social Media In Learning – capitalizing culture of collaboration and
sharing, leading to an improved learning experience.
References
• https://www.teachthought.com/technology/5-problems-with-technol
ogy-in-classrooms/
• https://elearningindustry.com/top-educational-technology-trends-20
20-2021
• https://digitalbridgek12.org/toolkit/the-challenge/school-connectivity
-challenges/
Activity
• Using Screen recoder, tell us what trends in EduTech that interest you
the most and why?
• 2 minutes video.