Trends In Digital Transformation In Higher Education

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Digital transformation in the education sector began with remote learning, online classes, and other forms of digital integration in the field in 2018. However, in 2020, COVID-19 gave it a much-needed boost. As a result, things that were once an opportunity became a necessity instead, and people realized the need for infrastructure upgradation.

With only the online mode of teaching in the picture, issues like privacy, security, and sustenance were brought to the forefront. Cloud computing was introduced to have scalable and progressive applications to meet the increasing demands. Many new applications were launched with more unique and advanced technology to ensure that education is not compromised due to uncertain times.

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In the chart above by HolonIQ, it is estimated that the EdTech market is expected to reach $404 billion by 2025. Driven by the need to modernize the back-end tools for proper functioning, there was about an 18.3% compound growth rate from 2020 to 2025.

Additionally, according to a survey conducted by Deloitte, around 85% of education leaders believe that there is a need to modernize the current infrastructure to stay relevant and meet the needs of the future too.

The existing technology also needs an upgrade. However, we can take a huge leap forward to a sustained and digitally transformed education system using modern tools like AI, online assessment systems, data mining, predictive analytics, etc.

 

Enhance The Online Student Assessment System

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Opting for online courses or introducing hybrid solutions in educational institutions is relatively easy now. There is a chance to learn from different institutions across the globe while sitting at home. However, these resources require constant upgrades to ensure that the quality is maintained.

The introduction of AI, cloud services, data analytics, etc., can be used for better management of students and improving the system from enrollment to attendance to lectures and assessments.

Attention Validation

Earlier, during online classes, attendance posed a significant concern. How to make sure that the student is present or not with the screens and mic off was tricky. Validating attendance is very important to ensure that the student studying online is just as attentive as the student sitting in the classroom physically.

It can be enhanced with the help of AI and student engagement detection. The attendance system can be automated for better assessment of student participation using the cloud. Various tools like real-time monitoring, automated notifications, and tracking and analyzing student engagement data and activities can be helpful.

Solutions like mandatorily turning the camera on can also be adopted, but ensuring that the systems used are reliable, digitally transforming, and upgrading is necessary.

Ensure That No Unfair Means are Used

While the online mode of examination is convenient, students may use unfair means during the examination. On the other hand, using online resources when writing the test papers and communicating with other batchmates is easy as no supervisor is present physically.

A reliable student assessment management system is vital to prevent such actions. Institutions can use an automated AI-based plagiarism detector to ensure students do not submit plagiarized content through some online resource.

AI technology can also detect similarities and patterns in the answers to detect unfair practices during the tests. This would ensure that everybody is marked on their merit and efforts.

Features like browser monitoring and custom browser lockdown can be integrated with the online examination system to make the process more secure. It can be done with browser plugins or built-in features in the exam delivery system. With the help of these two, a massive variety of data can be collected, like time spent on a particular question or page, attempt to switch tabs, etc.

Certain activities can be restricted using the custom browser lockdown feature, like switching tabs or using other digital resources. By doing this, the answers received would be more genuine and valid.

However, it is essential to know that students’ privacy is protected and the data which is being monitored is handled securely. Therefore, institutions must comply with privacy policies and ensure that the servers are safe and secure so that the information submitted by the students is not misused.

A Two-Fold Issue In Some Countries

Even though the online examination system is being adopted, students are still expected to write the answers traditionally and then upload the answer scripts on some platform.

To overcome this, it is essential to integrate digital solutions in a manner that is easy to understand and adopt. For example, using digital tools to type in the answers and submit them can be helpful rather than uploading some pdf or a series of images. Sometimes, during the uploading process, students also face many difficulties due to network, time limitations, and many other reasons. This can be avoided with the right digital tools and strategies.

From a student’s perspective, it will reduce the stress of making the pdf and uploading it on the portal, thus saving their time and will help them focus better on the actual exam rather than on the process after that.

Digitalizing the answer-writing process will also make the assessment easy for the instructors. With AI and other digital tools, the assessment process can be automated. This will make marking these answer scripts faster and reduce the chances of prejudice during the checking.

Using cloud computing and other AI tools, robust portals and applications can be made to streamline the online student assessment process. Our team is experienced and skilled in creating such systems for your institution per your requirement.

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Agility in Administration and Management

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When we talk about digital transformation in the education sector, it is not limited to just teachers and students but also essential for the non-teaching staff, i.e., those who work in administration. Manual record keeping can be tiresome, more time-consuming, and has higher chances of errors.

Management systems can be enhanced by automating mundane tasks such as record keeping, student information, and data related to the admission process. This can be beneficial in finance, library, and data management.

Keeping a digital record of the number of copies, issues-returns, and frequencies of the issues can improve library management. It will also make locating certain books and students’ records easier. In addition, it will organize the management better, and you can also avoid the heaps of registers.

In the financial department, automated notification systems can be incorporated to notify students regarding fee payments. It will also make it easy to keep track of fee defaulters and take the necessary action to prevent it from happening again.

Better Opportunities With Predictive Analysis

Regardless of the mode of teaching and learning, it is challenging to predict a student’s strong and weak points, understanding patterns, and speed. Therefore, digitalizing the record keeping of assessment and performance of students and using the AI prediction algorithms will not only organize the whole data but will also help refine the curriculum.

Educational Data Mining is an emerging discipline that takes up a large amount of student data from educational institutions and uses AI to give a predictive analysis. The data can be taken from various sources like interactive learning environments, computer-supported collaborative learning, or administrative data from institutions.

This data can then further be used to create a platform enabled with an enterprise cloud. It will provide an AI-based predictive model for student performance and give them a customized study plan according to their strengths and pace. Having a cloud-based system can also lead to better collaboration and management with easy data sharing and access.

In Summary
 

It is no news that digital transformation in education industry is essential. Significant changes can be made in the right direction using AI, cloud, data mining, predictive analytics, etc. Moreover, automating these tasks can make room for other forms of development in the institute, be it in terms of curriculum, course, or management in general.

Today, accessing any information or services is so convenient, and the same should be for education institutes. It is time that studying, learning, and teaching are broader than just a set classroom with a limited number of students.

However, these tools can work efficiently only with human assistance. All these tools are instrumental, used for making the work convenient and faster. It is the humans because of whom these technologies come into existence and get their value. It would be convenient to replace old registers with computers and tablets, but it would be considered beneficial only when a human uses it.

AI and cloud-based back-end tools can enhance your current management systems and empower your institution to be secure and relevant in the longer run. Contact us to build a fast, agile, and reliable platform for your institution.

Request For Proposal

 

Enhance The Online Student Assessment System

Opting for online courses or introducing hybrid solutions in educational institutions is relatively easy now. There is a chance to learn from different institutions across the globe while sitting at home. However, these resources require constant upgrades to ensure that the quality is maintained.

The introduction of AI, cloud services, data analytics, etc., can be used for better management of students and improving the system from enrollment to attendance to lectures and assessments.

Attention Validation

Earlier, during online classes, attendance posed a significant concern. How to make sure that the student is present or not with the screens and mic off was tricky. Validating attendance is very important to ensure that the student studying online is just as attentive as the student sitting in the classroom physically.

It can be enhanced with the help of AI and student engagement detection. The attendance system can be automated for better assessment of student participation using the cloud. Various tools like real-time monitoring, automated notifications, and tracking and analyzing student engagement data and activities can be helpful.

Solutions like mandatorily turning the camera on can also be adopted, but ensuring that the systems used are reliable, digitally transforming, and upgrading is necessary.

Ensure That No Unfair Means are Used

While the online mode of examination is convenient, students may use unfair means during the examination. On the other hand, using online resources when writing the test papers and communicating with other batchmates is easy as no supervisor is present physically.

A reliable student assessment management system is vital to prevent such actions. Institutions can use an automated AI-based plagiarism detector to ensure students do not submit plagiarized content through some online resource.

AI technology can also detect similarities and patterns in the answers to detect unfair practices during the tests. This would ensure that everybody is marked on their merit and efforts.

Features like browser monitoring and custom browser lockdown can be integrated with the online examination system to make the process more secure. It can be done with browser plugins or built-in features in the exam delivery system. With the help of these two, a massive variety of data can be collected, like time spent on a particular question or page, attempt to switch tabs, etc.

Certain activities can be restricted using the custom browser lockdown feature, like switching tabs or using other digital resources. By doing this, the answers received would be more genuine and valid.

However, it is essential to know that students’ privacy is protected and the data which is being monitored is handled securely. Therefore, institutions must comply with privacy policies and ensure that the servers are safe and secure so that the information submitted by the students is not misused.

A Two-Fold Issue In Some Countries

Even though the online examination system is being adopted, students are still expected to write the answers traditionally and then upload the answer scripts on some platform.

To overcome this, it is essential to integrate digital solutions in a manner that is easy to understand and adopt. For example, using digital tools to type in the answers and submit them can be helpful rather than uploading some pdf or a series of images. Sometimes, during the uploading process, students also face many difficulties due to network, time limitations, and many other reasons. This can be avoided with the right digital tools and strategies.

From a student’s perspective, it will reduce the stress of making the pdf and uploading it on the portal, thus saving their time and will help them focus better on the actual exam rather than on the process after that.

Digitalizing the answer-writing process will also make the assessment easy for the instructors. With AI and other digital tools, the assessment process can be automated. This will make marking these answer scripts faster and reduce the chances of prejudice during the checking.

Using cloud computing and other AI tools, robust portals and applications can be made to streamline the online student assessment process. Our team is experienced and skilled in creating such systems for your institution per your requirement.

Agility in Administration and Management

When we talk about digital transformation in the education sector, it is not limited to just teachers and students but also essential for the non-teaching staff, i.e., those who work in administration. Manual record keeping can be tiresome, more time-consuming, and has higher chances of errors.

Management systems can be enhanced by automating mundane tasks such as record keeping, student information, and data related to the admission process. This can be beneficial in finance, library, and data management.

Keeping a digital record of the number of copies, issues-returns, and frequencies of the issues can improve library management. It will also make locating certain books and students’ records easier. In addition, it will organize the management better, and you can also avoid the heaps of registers.

In the financial department, automated notification systems can be incorporated to notify students regarding fee payments. It will also make it easy to keep track of fee defaulters and take the necessary action to prevent it from happening again.

Better Opportunities With Predictive Analysis

Regardless of the mode of teaching and learning, it is challenging to predict a student’s strong and weak points, understanding patterns, and speed. Therefore, digitalizing the record keeping of assessment and performance of students and using the AI prediction algorithms will not only organize the whole data but will also help refine the curriculum.

Educational Data Mining is an emerging discipline that takes up a large amount of student data from educational institutions and uses AI to give a predictive analysis. The data can be taken from various sources like interactive learning environments, computer-supported collaborative learning, or administrative data from institutions.

This data can then further be used to create a platform enabled with an enterprise cloud. It will provide an AI-based predictive model for student performance and give them a customized study plan according to their strengths and pace. Having a cloud-based system can also lead to better collaboration and management with easy data sharing and access.

In Summary

It is no news that digital transformation in education industry is essential. Significant changes can be made in the right direction using AI, cloud, data mining, predictive analytics, etc. Moreover, automating these tasks can make room for other forms of development in the institute, be it in terms of curriculum, course, or management in general.

Today, accessing any information or services is so convenient, and the same should be for education institutes. It is time that studying, learning, and teaching are broader than just a set classroom with a limited number of students.

However, these tools can work efficiently only with human assistance. All these tools are instrumental, used for making the work convenient and faster. It is the humans because of whom these technologies come into existence and get their value. It would be convenient to replace old registers with computers and tablets, but it would be considered beneficial only when a human uses it.

AI and cloud-based back-end tools can enhance your current management systems and empower your institution to be secure and relevant in the longer run. Contact us to build a fast, agile, and reliable platform for your institution.

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