Understanding the gamut of educational technology companies

 

The conventional education industry has been disrupted for a while now. The precedence has come to the public notice ever since the Coronavirus-induced lockdowns occurred worldwide. Educational technology Companies across the globe are leading the way to revamp the entire sector by developing and publishing engaging content. Thankfully, the sector which has been traditionally quite unopen towards the use of technology is now not just open to advancements in technology, but also teachers and students have welcomed the widespread adoption of technology in learning.

Besides being an effective tool, education technology has multiple benefits. Besides encouraging remote learning, there is a greater degree of personalization with EdTech. Generically, education technology providers have the choice of offering various categories of content:

A.      Learning management system – the companies develop software platforms that help improve the learning relationship between the different pillars of the education sector- students, their parents, and teachers. The software system helps monitor student progress, enabling teachers and students to share and collaborate, track student assignments, and more.

B.      Online learning – the system promotes online learning in a specific subject, math, science, etc.

C.      Early childhood learning – education technology companies specialize in making education-based toys where preschool kids learn different concepts by doing things with their hands.

D.      South African school administration and management system – a few EdTech providers in South Africa that help in school administration helping schools and education institutes offer services like proctored examinations to digital transcripts.

E.       Facilitating learning – different platforms have evolved to help interested school and college students and adults facilitate learning. For example, there are language learning platforms, technology learning platforms, educational study tools, and more.

EdTech is a niche that is evolving fast. From interactive projection screens to in-class tablets, classroom engagement to helping with entrance test preparations, there are many ways that education technology companies are contributing towards learning.