Why your school should adopt digital education

The
world has gone digital and education is not only one of the fastest runners in
that direction but also the biggest beneficiaries. If your school hasn’t yet
adopted digital education, the time is now!

Digital
education is the use of digital technologies and tools throughout teaching and
learning and is frequently known as Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) or
digital learning. This rise of digital education has made learning mobile,
interactive and engaging, motivating students to take an interest in digital
learning and maintain it.

Most
of the schools and institutions are adopting this technology especially since
the shock that the COVID-19 pandemic dropped on the world. In this article, we
take a quick look at some of the top benefits of using digital education in the
hopes that you will see it for its greatness and get on the trail too.

Simplified
access to education is made possible.

One
of the biggest advantages of eLearning is its ability to provide students, who
might otherwise struggle to access education, with a way to learn. In rural
communities for example, where travel and school infrastructure may be limited,
tools like the SEMAS tab can ensure that these children learn at the same pace
as their urban counterparts.

Through
digital education, students and teachers are able to connect, no matter what
their location may be. The ever-present platform ensures that content will be
accessible, editable and consumable in their own time and at their own pace.

Digital
education enables competency-based learning.

Every
seasoned teacher knows that within a specified period of study, learners will
progress at different rates. Some children need to spend more time on some
topics than others and some of them might also need to supplement main course
material with other information to plug knowledge gaps. 

The
unmatched flexibility that comes with digital education enables a
competency-based approach to learning with the capability for personalized
learning journeys within a framework designed around achieving set outcomes for
each child. Learners will therefore move from one topic to the next, only when
they have mastered the topic and met pre-defined criteria for progressing to
the next stage as opposed to simply moving on because the school timetable says
so. 

Digital
education promotes personalized learning.

Similar
to the previous benefit, digital learning brings the opportunity to assist
students in learning at the best path and pace for them. Traditional learning
methods frequently lead to a lack of interest among the students when they are
not able to catch up with the rest of the class.

In
digital format, the educators/study guides can customize the curriculum based
on student’s learning speed and capability to make sure they stay interested
and engaged throughout the learning experience.

Improved
digital literacy for both learners & teachers.

Global
digitization is one of those changes that will catch up with each of us no
matter how insulated we think we may be. We all need to be digitally literate
in today’s technology age. Being digitally literate means being able to use
technology to find and share information.

Digital
literacy has quickly become an essential life skill, as well as a prerequisite
for many jobs. Think about it, even the simple act of applying for a job these
days will require use of online technology.

Digital
education helps learners and their respective teachers to build the skills they
need to navigate technology and to get the best out of it. Users of digital
education eventually become comfortable with finding, accessing, consuming and
sharing content online along with a multitude of other discoveries that the web
has to offer.

There
you have it! There are many more benefits for you to adopt eLearning for your
school but these four are the top ones to look out for especially if you are
interested in a solution that will benefit not just the students but the
teachers too.

For
educators and institutions, the SEMAS for Schools product helps connect
students with teachers and each other, and the data it generates provides
valuable insights into learning progress of students. As you embark on, or
continue, your digital education journey, we encourage you to take a look at
SEMAS for schools, it just might be the digital education transformation tool
your institution has been looking for.

To
request a demo,

Call: +256703940850

E-mail: customer@semas.one

Visit: www.semas.one