Smart Education
Lester Chiaramonte
Smart learning should be flexible for all, regardless of gender, physical abilities, age, religion and other groupings. HBMSU honoured one of its top academic performers. She is partially paralyzed and thanked us for giving her the chances that other institutions would not. This kind of flexibility is part of the smart learning DNA.
Affordability is a perennial issue in conventional education, with institutions constantly struggling with limited space, tuition rates and the likes. While many complain that education is expensive, the reality is that ignorance is costlier. Smart learning reduces expenses in areas such as transportation and classroom requirements, giving learners greater financial freedom to pursue knowledge and become productive members of society.
Our dream goes beyond the typical classroom. We want to reach out to those who desire to learn but are disadvantaged by their circumstances. There are around 17.5 million out-of-school youths within our region, many of whom are refugees. It will take us centuries to meet their educational needs, but smart learning can dramatically accelerate the pace.
We are currently witnessing the rise of a fourth Industrial Revolution, characterised by the emergence of exciting technologies that are blurring physical, digital and biological boundaries. For the global educational community, this new era is providing us with the tools, techniques and embryonic infrastructure to fulfill our ultimate mission of educating the entire society.
Like a parachute, the mind cannot function until it is opened. Smart learning opens the mind to the possibilities of borderless education, and those of us with the passion and the means must collectively work towards unleashing its full potential for the benefit of learners navigating a smart new world.
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How might digital technology and notably smart technologies based on artificial intelligence (AI), learning analytics, robotics, and others transform education? This book explores such question. It focuses on how smart technologies currently change education in the classroom and the management of educational organisations and systems. The book delves into beneficial uses of smart technologies such as learning personalisation, supporting students with special learning needs, and blockchain diploma credentialing. It also considers challenges and areas for further research. The findings offer pathways for teachers, policy makers, and educational institutions to digitalise education while optimising equity and inclusivity.
This chapter serves as an introduction to the book and presents some of its findings and policy implications. After highlighting the importance of digitalisation as a societal trend for education, it introduces the main focus of the book: exploring the frontiers of education technology. Artificial intelligence and learning analytics are transforming (or have the potential to transform) educational practices, and so have other smart or advanced technologies such as robotics and blockchain. How can they improve classroom instruction and the management of educational establishments and systems? After presenting the objectives and chapters of the book, the chapter highlights the opportunities of smart technologies for education systems and points to some emerging policy issues and dimensions to consider before making some forward-looking concluding remarks.
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Our Smart Manufacturing Industrial Informatics major bridges traditional and smart manufacturing technologies. Students incorporate cloud computing, industrial and supply chain IoT, enterprise connectivity, simulation and AR, robotics, AI and big data analytics, additive manufacturing and manufacturing cybersecurity.
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Abstract:In the realm of fourth-generation industrialization, there will be great demand for a skilled workforceTo produce a skilled workforce, we need sustainable education with quality and equity. Conventional ways of delivering and managing education would not fulfil the demands of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). Disruptive technologies, such as Internet of Things (IoT), have great potential in revolutionizing the current educational setup. Therefore, this research work aims to present an overview of the capabilities of IoT applications in educational settings. Our research article digs into recent research carried out referring to IoT applications in education and provides a detailed insight into the topic from three different perspectives, i.e., from the perspective of school management, teachers, and learners. The present research explains the ways in which IoT has been applied for the benefit of school managers, teachers, and learners, showcased in the recent literature. The paper also sheds light on bottlenecks for IoT applications and explains security, privacy, scalability, reliability, and dehumanization as main constraints in IoT applications in educational settings.Keywords: Internet of Things for schools; sustainable education; web learning; school management
Cloud computing, big data and mobile apps are empowering administrators and educators, while distance learning has extended the reach of student access to quality education. Information needs to be highly available, as well as secured and managed consistently for privacy and liability concerns. Messaging applications improve community involvement and combined with emergency notification systems put students, staff and school safety first.
Smart education is a key ingredient in smart city development. Strengths in basic education, advanced training and certification, universities and community colleges, e-learning infrastructure, lifelong learning and innovation in education technologies are all part of what defines a smart city. "For the citizens of a smart city to thrive, we must first place education at its centre," according to Dr. I-Chang Tsai, Vice President and Director General of Digital Education at the Institute for Information Industry in Taiwan. Smart cities recognize the need for "education programs producing graduates with modern knowledge, practical skills and collaborative attitudes."
In the previous century, various technologies were introduced in education, but not all technologies were successful in the classroom. They were often teacher-centric tools designed to work in conjunction with traditional teaching methods which were not engaging to new generations of students moving rapidly up the digital adoption curve. Nowadays, the development of a smart education ecosystem involves smarter deployment of digital technologies. To achieve more effective use of classroom technologies, educators can turn to innovations centred on student and teacher-student collaboration.
Smart education is "a model of learning adapted to new generations of digital natives." In comparison to traditional classroom teaching models, smart education is an interactive, collaborative and visual model, designed to increase student engagement and enable teachers to adapt to students' skills, interests and learning preferences.
In the past, "what students could see, hear and feel was bounded by the walls of the classroom," says Professor Byeong Guk Ku, a teacher in South Korea and smart education pioneer who designed an interactive learning model with social networking and cloud-based capabilities. Professor Ku believes "one of the greatest opportunities offered by innovation in education is that students can relate to the real world thanks to new technologies."
Unfortunately, the adoption and effectiveness of educational technologies lagged behind other societal trends such as consumers' rapid acceptance of digital products and services. Now, the "increasingly digital and tech-centric behaviours of students, teachers, and parents are expanding the way learning occurs."
"Existing classroom technology in schools and other educational facilities is often outdated and does not offer the functionality that modern digital and media-rich education should encompass to increase student engagement and learning outcomes." Smart cities need education facilities and school systems which ensure students acquire 21st-century skills, including "digital literacy, inventive thinking, effective communication, teamwork and the ability to create high-quality projects. In order to reach this lofty goal, educators need to focus technology on the key building blocks of student achievement." A report from the U.S. Department of Education indicates "a digital use divide continues to exist between learners who use technology in active, creative ways to support their learning and those who predominantly use technology for passive content consumption."
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