At this point, technology has had a thunderous impact in reshaping education as we know it. And it looks to expand the dome even further in 2017. Everything from virtual classrooms to flipped classrooms and recorded lectures has been all due to the large influence of the internet and that too of social media.

If you think this is the end of the remarkable era, you thought wrong. The disruptive potential in all of this is vast and will continue to grow all the way to 2017. Here are some of the best tech trends that can further help shape the phase of education for the better.

Early Childhood Education From Online And Mobile Learning

As we have seen in recent years, children have become attached to mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Parents are also seen mostly with their ward holding those devices for their entertainment needs. It is through this example that school boards are now looking to implement it for their classes.

Because of this, learning can become more fun and the overall engagement increases. Some of the best niche products include LocoMotive Labs, which is for children with special needs and Motion Math, which is learning math by playing fun games.

Learn From Anywhere

By far, the biggest story of online education ever told is massive online open courses. It is when a faculty leads course with a large number of students by utilizing online video lectures. We are looking to see whether they can shape most aspects of the education industry soon.

It may not have lived up to expectations when it claimed to put many mainstream institutes out of business, but it is making a big change. MOOCs have created a newfound interest in online learning and have forced colleges to adopt this new technology to help them keep up with learning.

 Rise Of Curators

Nowadays, it is not about sharing any piece of online data, but about curating quality content. It is especially required since there is a saturation of information in the world we live in today. The best curators are those who delve deep into the niche area aside from making unique connections between ideas and unrelated worlds.

In other words, the best curators are those who find content that is not only relevant but also timeless. These people explain the purpose, the context and also the necessity of what they are citing.

Reimagined Classrooms

While there are institutions focusing on virtual classrooms, there are others that are focusing on making adjustments to conventional classrooms. In case of flipped classrooms, students can watch lectures at home so they can do homework-like exercises during classes.

This trend is catching on with the University of Michigan, Harvard University and the University of California. The idea behind this is to help students learn at their own pace so that they can spend more quality time with their teachers.

Peer-To-Peer Learning

For as long as we can tell, education has always worked on the principle of experts driving learning. But today, social media and collaboration tools are encouraging schools, both virtual and physical, to tap into a learning community’s collective brain.

There are also some schools that are learning to experiment with little or no expert help. A fine example of this is when Harvard Business School allowed its students in its online HBX Core program to answer each other’s questions.

The results saw that students were able to answer 90 percent of the questions asked by their peer groups when there was no expert in the mix. As it stands, peer learning can help cut costs and scale things in an online environment.

Author Bio

Chelsea Dawson is a Pro Writer and Education Blogger www.essaystar.co.uk. She began her blogging career in 2010 and has been writing on topics related to education, career, and student affairs.