The COVID-19 pandemic has affected over 72% of the world\u2019s student population with the closures of academic institutes in most countries to contain the spread. Although this action was required to ensure the safety of students, teachers, as well as the supporting staff, the closures posed great challenges for educational institutes to continue their regular activities. While students were preparing for their graduation ceremonies & applying for colleges and higher education institutes were getting ready to welcome their next batch of freshmen, the global outbreak has put a massive pause on everything regular.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Our education system was long due for reform. We still complete our education in a formal classroom lecture setting \u2013 the same way our grandparents, and their grandparents received their education. To break the monotony of rote learning, Education Technology or EduTech or EdTech was gradually coming to surface. However, the popularity of such digital learning solutions was scarce. With almost entire global population along with the students are confined within their homes, digital technology is becoming the go-to-solution to maintain continuity of learning and minimize the impact of the virus on the delivery of education.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Digital platforms such as online learning management systems and video conferencing tools are coming handy to schools and colleges for making sure their students are able to access the course material as well as<\/span>\u00a0communicate with<\/span>\u00a0their professors and teachers conveniently. The global education system is in rapid state of digital transformation as students and faculty get accustomed to the new way of learning and teaching.\u00a0<\/span>EdTech providers are working rigorously to fulfill the sudden surge in demand while also ascertaining that their tools and platforms live up to the expectations.\u00a0<\/span>Let us have a look at these digital solutions that are empowering the educational institutes with capabilities for offering distance learning to their students.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Reshaping the\u00a0<\/span><\/b>world\u00a0<\/span><\/b>with digital transformation<\/span><\/b>\u00a0in education<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
UNESCO and The World Bank are supporting global countries in their process of digitalizing their education system.\u00a0<\/span>The World Bank<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is working closely with the Ministries of Education in various countries while supporting them in their effort to develop and offer remote learning opportunities to the students amid the school closures.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
From the end of the providers of these EdTech tools and digital platforms, ample care should be given in making sure that the users do not face even the miniscule-level obstacles in their online learning classes. This would involve investing in and performing thorough,\u00a0<\/span>end-to-end\u00a0<\/span>quality assurance<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of their platforms<\/span>\u00a0by investing in educational application testing services<\/a><\/span>. Doing so will help them preempt any bugs or glitches present in their systems before their users come across them. A well-functioning, reliable,\u00a0<\/span>secure<\/span><\/a>, and robust digital education platform is essential in developing the trust among the education system for this new way of learning.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Cigniti\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Digital assurance & testing solutions<\/span><\/a>\u00a0address the multi-faceted needs of digital transformation, while keeping agility and customer centricity at the core of our services. We conduct comprehensive testing across\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0digital value chain encompassing digital marketing, web portals, web content, digital assets, web analytics, as well as the entire digital ecosystem including cloud, mobility, big data, and connected devices.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"