Michael G. Sheppard identifies four ways e-learning emboldens learners, educates beyond the classroom. Please visit http://michaelgsheppard.com/ to learn more.

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2. The future of education isn’t exclusively written on chalkboards,
but on the screens watched by millions of millions of young
students who move in and out of classrooms each day. To facilitate
this transition are a few important applications and tools, which
help both students and teachers to understand that e-learning is
here and where it’s headed.

3. Data Tracking
For a very long time, the best measure of success for a student was
testing and grades. However, it’s become more crucial to track
students as they excel and struggle. Likewise, it’s necessary to
document how students spend their time, how they learn, and how
they interact. Those interested in e-learning understand the
importance of dissecting how learners digest new information and
how they identify their problem areas.

4. Mobile Learning
Young people are always on the go, and often you’ll find they have
their phones or handheld devices in the palms as they venture
through the world. A great way to ensure that they keep learning
and keep engaging is to take advantage of the fact that mobile
usage is continuously on the rise. It’s a prime medium for
delivering learning materials. This small, readable screen is
perfect for sharing digestible and shareable bits of information.
Infographics, quotes, photos, and short passages feed the need
for brevity while continuing to supply valuable knowledge to
interested students.

5. Personalization
E-learning’s most brilliant feature is its ability to provide
customizable student-focused curriculum and courses.
Students respond to customizable products. The more
customizable, the better for students. The data that’s
collected after a student has taken control of their own
education provides educators with a real-time
understanding of what contributes to a student’s
successes, struggles, failures, and other experiences with
learning.

6. Educational Entertainment
Edutainment isn’t exactly new. It arrived in homes and
classrooms more than three decades ago in the form of
‘Carmen Sandiego’. Actually, it dates back as far back as
the 1940s with ‘Private Snafu’. In recent times, it’s been
further developed to better benefit students through
aesthetic appeal and various context.

7. Gamification helps to motivate children, setting
achievable goals through active learning and
engagement. According to ‘Cone of Experience,’ just 10
percent of learners remember what they read, just 20
percent remember what they hear, and just 30 percent
will remember what they say and hear. However, an
incredible 90 percent will remember a task that they’ve
done themselves –this being the case even when a
simulation is concerned.

8. Automation, big data, augmented learning, clouds,
gamification, m-learning, and personalization are among
the numerous trends that enhance education in
traditional and nontraditional classrooms. Teachers will
use these tool to incorporate technology and better
improve the methodologies for teaching students in a
digital age.

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