Sony analyzes the trends of the current digital classroom and its evolution

As part of the 'Higher Education 2020' campaign, the head of Corporate & Education Solutions en Sony Europa, Damien Weissenburger, examines in this forum some of the current guidelines for current digital learning and how the company foresees them developing in the short term.

The United Kingdom has one seventh of the teaching spaces in Western Europe, and continues to lead the way in the adoption of new and innovative technologies to provide an enhanced educational experience. For this reason, we will analyze below some of the current trends in the digital classroom and its foreseeable evolution..

Over the years, Technology has become an essential part of our daily lives. We live in a time in which students have much more advanced technological knowledge than their teachers.: he 40% of students claim to have “very good” digital knowledge, while only the 23% of teachers make the same statement.

Thanks to the increasing availability of online entertainment and social networks, Many education professionals are realizing that the monologue is no longer the most effective way to connect with today's students..

We are witnessing the trend towards greater use of mobile devices by students to access content as this portable multimedia consumption becomes more common, as well as continuous contact with other colleagues. The consequence of this is that learning spaces respond to this change with an important commitment to the use of web-based platforms., compatible with any device and adapted to mobile devices, that can be used both in classrooms and at home.

Audiovisual solutions manufacturers are also offering wireless presentation systems that allow multiple devices to be connected to a central monitor in the classroom for content sharing and group collaboration..

This growing interest in connected mobile systems allows the evolution of the so-called 'flipped classroom', where students listen to online lessons and spend time in the classroom doing group learning. Before this concept existed mainly in higher education, but nowadays it is increasingly being extended to secondary education, thanks to the availability of compatible audiovisual solutions, very intuitive and promote collaboration and easy sharing of content on the screen with other classmates during class.

Complementing the growing adoption of the flipped classroom, We observe how the role of video continues to evolve beyond its initial function of simple reiteration of static content in the classroom. Higher education institutions can use video to provide feedback, submit tasks and share reports, while motivating students and teachers to stand on both sides of the camera.

He 90% of education decision-makers believe video will play a key role in the future of education, while the 70% of higher education institutions already use simultaneous recording systems to expand the reach of their content.

Today's digital classroom is increasingly influenced by feature-rich, mobile-friendly solutions., Because as the way students consume content evolves. As a consequence, manufacturers, integrators and, ultimately, end users never stop learning and adapting, providing new and innovative solutions for an improved educational experience.