Future of Education

If one intends to change the world, education is key. It holds true especially for India, where education is necessary for the country to progress alongside all its citizens. Considering the fact that India’s population makes up almost 20% of the world population, education for all its youth is not a matter of luxury but the need of the hour.

Current educational system

Consider schools and their infrastructures; can one think of improvements that it may require? Apart from unreasonable fees structure and lacklustre safety policies, a typical classroom setup seems to be in a dire need of reformation. Think of how technology has entered our lives and how it has made changes for the best. You can meet friends, you can order food, you can book a cab, you can get groceries, you can book tickets, you can trace your courier packages; then why can’t we let teachers and students benefit from technologyin the same manner? It is a possibility and it’s, like every other benefit, a positive movement towards the future of education.

If you think of a typical classroom, you get a nostalgic whiff of the chalk dust, visualizing a dusty chalkboard and an even dustier board eraser. However, one cannot forget how students struggle to keep up with an overworked class-teacher who dictates notes after a lengthy explanation about the topic with nothing but a chalk, blackboard and a textbook. The only technology in class usually limits itself to a television, an overhead projector or a microphone. Though the machine is orthodox, the purpose of interaction and collaboration is not addressed by them.

In such a scenario an advanced technology must come forward and lead by example. If not all, many progressive schools are adopting such technology into their classrooms. Sriman Kumar Bhattacharyya, Deputy Director of IIT, Kharagpur exclaims, “Digitising education has been an imperative keeping in mind the affordability, accessibility, inclusiveness of the large trainable youth population. Technology may be used to reach the diverse population at the remotest corners.” Such words of encouragements help companies to put in more effort to make educational technology more affordable and accessible.

Reforming the Educational system

eins.ai is such a technology which plans to unite teachers, parents, administrators and students on one platform. Spark products, which are powered by the eins.ai technology, are all handpicked for perfection to cater to individual requirements of schools which subscribe to them. Some of the products are listed below:

SparkFlip:

This handy and versatile educational tool, is a portable learning device that can be used as smart student computer. Through SparkFlip, students can have access to all digital curated content available online which is mapped to curriculum. Students can take it home to learn, practice, and submit homework online. Since it saves classroom sessions, one can revise classes for better understanding of lessons. Students, who are absent, may join live classroom session from home.

SparkHUB:

SparkHUB is portable, sleek classroom computer which makes teaching, learning, and collaboration achievable. It is designed to engage students and improve student-teacher collaboration. SparkHUB has a built-in learning assistant called AskEins. AskEins ensures that educators have a reliable assistant. This assistant can help prepare effective lesson plans, fetch relevant educational content and help teachers explain concepts better. Students can ideate from their individual devices. SparkHub is equipped with an in-built WiFi, students can connect their devices and collaborate in real-time. SparkHUB enables students to join classes remotely from wherever they are by just logging into the EinsClass app. This technology is powered by IntelliSpace.

SparkPanel:

This product, an all-in-one digital classroom solution in itself, is an Interactive Classroom LED-panel that has a 65” Ultra HD built-in display, designed and created to serve as a Knowledge Assistant for the modern classroom. The interactive sensor technology is built in, for a real-time, multi-touch experience. The SparkPanel allows mentors to choose from multiple colours, designs and fonts to make lessons interesting. It supports up to 10 touch points and even converts hand-written texts to readable font. SparkPanel comes with AskEins which is an in-built learning assistant that helps teachers with lesson plans, relevant content and even in explaining concepts effectively.

SparkBoard:

An interactive whiteboard which is based on Stereo-Optical technology. SparkBoard, with AskEins built-in, is designed to serve as a knowledge assistant. AskEins is an in-built learning assistant that helps teachers with lesson plans, educational content and explain concepts effectively. SparkBoard is popular for precise and real-time writing speed as there is no lag or trail effect. Teachers can select from an array of colours, fonts and designs to work with and even convert hand-written text into readable fonts. SparkBoard runs on EinsNote software, thus eliminating the requirement for installing drivers.

SparkView:

This smart document reader is based on augmented reality. It captures the physical world objects like no other and fetches their information through the internet and display it digitally on the interactive board one is using. SparkView boasts the ability to blend the physical world to the digital world. One can zoom, pinch, drag, highlight or comment on the document or the physical object across an interactive surface one is using. Teachers can deliver lectures or explain complex concepts without moving from their desk. Same content is accessible on students’ devices for them to contribute through EinsClass. SparkView helps with creativity and inter-personal skills and helps teachers and students collaborate.

Each product caters to the needs of each ambitious institution and aims to make each of us reassess the way we perceive classrooms. Adopting any one of these products or even multiple Spark products, according to the school’s or university’s requirement, will bring the change that will revolutionise education in India and everywhere else.

eins.ai aims to help the people and governments reform education one step at a time.