| |9 March 2020HIGHERReviewTechnology will reign over 2020, more-so because business models today are technology-enabled and, this makes it pertinent for educational institutions to adopt industry 4.0 in their teaching-learning systems in order to make job-ready students.Accreditors will continue to be important, the NAAC will acquire more prominence and NHERA (National Higher Education Regulatory Authority) will govern the HEI (Higher Education Institutions) charter. Rashtriya Shiksha Ayog or National Education Commission will become the apex body under the chairmanship of the Education Minister. RSA shall develop, articulate, im-plement, evaluate and revise the vision of education in India. We are likely to move from outcome-based educa-tion to competency-based education. Technology will reign over 2020, more-so because business models today are technology-enabled. This makes it pertinent for educational institutions to adopt industry 4.0 in their teaching-learning systems in order to make job-ready students. High-speed internet, social media platforms and mobile technology will accelerate personalized learning. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Adaptive Learning, Universal Accessibility and Virtual Reality will be buzz words. Teachers will have to match with the changing technological advance-ments. Training and continuous learning is the mantra for teachers to match the speedy transformation taking place around them.Digital learning will acquire further prominence with accessible and flexible learning opportunities. AICTE encourages colleges to make use of its digital portal Swayam for providing online certification cours-es to students. Professional certifications, short learning programs, just in time learning like `boot camps' will be trendy. We will have more companies like Google, Ernst & Young and many more, removing the degree barrier and hiring competent, skill ready people in their organi-zations, to be precise unbundling will provide alternate pathways to learning, thus enhancing competence and relevance to ace up employment opportunities. Business-es will integrate with Massive Open Online Courses to add purpose and effectiveness to learning. The student-centric teaching model is catching pace and educational institutions will have to gear up to make their systems robust. The paradigm shift to student-cen-teredness is sure to place a huge challenge on educational institutions' processes and systems. They have to match students' demands for great service or they lose prospec-tive students to their competitors. Quality will have to be a priority for schools to be recognized and counted among the best.More than content or curriculum, schools will be evaluated based on how they put diverse complex learn-ing into useful offerings for their students. Diversity in learning mode will take form and holistic development of students will be a priority in times to come.2020 will see more focused learners empowered to structure their learning journey. Flexibility and person-alization will be the learning approach. Innovation in pedagogy will be essential, considering the demands of the learners. Education 4.0 is an evolution catering to broader learning opportunities with rampant use of tech-nology. 2020 is just the beginning, technological prog-ress and NEP will continue molding and making massive transformations a reality in the education ecosystem.
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