What is the latest trends in Digital Education this year? In this article, it lists 5 major trends worth watching. Are you using any of these?
In what directions will develop the market of digital educational solutions in 2017? First and foremost it is worth paying attention to the video content. Also the modern technologies, which until recently had been considered as futuristic, are nowadays used practically.
We have chosen 5 trends for you, which are worth watching in 2017. They find their reflection in products and services that are offered by the providers of educational solutions. So what is the future of education?
- First of all: video
This is one of the most important trends that has been present for many years also in teaching. Since the time, when videos recorded on VHS cassettes were shown at schools, the huge progress has taken place. Currently, more and more modern technologies are used in video production: 2D, 3D, as well as 360°, or virtual reality. Virtual reality in itself is an important trend.
The amount of video content is increasing, not only in the field of education. Mark Zuckerberg puts on videos — he assumes that within a few years his service will be the largest intermediary in video distribution. In turn, according to Cisco report, until 2019 videos will have accounted for 80% of internet content.
Scientists from the Yale University proved that videos enhance learning. Children, who had passed a special training program based on video games, got better tests results (http://www.nature.com/articles/srep32859). The results of the experiment confirmed that video games engage three cognitive skills:
– attention
– self-control
– working memory
– self-control
– working memory
If using a video during the lesson is to be effective, the resource should be short and constitute a specific knowledge pill. The studies show that students are able to stay focused on video for up to 9-12 minutes. After this time the number of students watching the video actively drops by half comparing to the first 3 minutes (http://blog.edx.org/optimal-video-length-student-engagement). Check, how it is possible to explain the principle of operation of the AC motor or corrosion of metals in a resource that lasts only 2.5 minutes. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtv7hVG09B0&t, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkBoOx5IATc).
Production of video content for education will be developing. Interactive videos will be more and more popular. Videos can be enriched by additional content, which engages students, e.g., questions, questionnaires, additional links (e.g., http://www.eslvideo.com/eslvideo_quiz_beg.php?id=5209 or http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2anauz_gkpool-kids-general-knowledge-quiz-game-for-kids_videogames)
Read the rest at http://www.ydp.eu/pressroom/trends-2017/
