The Education Executive website has pointed to the internet of things, gamification, personalised learning via artificial intelligence, collaborative learning and more immersive learning via virtual and augmented reality as the main edtech trends of the year. In a report published in February, Deloitte said that education was one of the fastest growing industries globally, with global sales expected to reach $US1.3tn by 2020.http://www.cbc.ca/@@ Cloud-only schools are also seen as just around the corner. Schools should look closely at measurable outcomes of new technology and ask themselves if children's learning would suffer if they didn't buy a given product.
The Education Executive website has pointed to the internet of things, gamification, personalised learning via artificial intelligence, collaborative learning and more immersive learning via virtual and augmented reality as the main edtech trends of the year. It said technology products are now being created specifically for the education sector rather than being adapted for it, as had been the case in the past. Cloud-only schools are also seen as just around the corner. Schools should look closely at measurable outcomes of new technology and ask themselves if children's learning would suffer if they didn't buy a given product.