Teachers’ efforts and ambitions to integrate new technologies in classrooms and curriculum implementation have changed. The results are that the new investments are underutilized, not used at all, or used in a way that mimics an old process rather than innovating new processes that may be more engaging for students. Old and traditional practices and approaches limit broader uptake of new technologies.
In many cases, experimentation
with, or piloting of innovative applications of technologies are often seen as
outside the role of teachers, and thus discouraged. Students are different, but
schools are still using materials developed decades ago, but today’s students
come to school with very different experiences due to globalization and
information overflows. Changing these processes will require major shifts in
attitudes as much as they will in policy.
The advent of utilizing technologies as supplemental tool for education had been globally recognized by academic institutions. The demand of providing these technologies had been rapidly increasing. Thus, business firms that supply such need are significant. One of these business firms is Book It Zambia Limited. Book It is an Edu-Tech support provider that caters academic institutions with regards to providing supplemental tools for teaching, as well as for the learning process of the students.
The education industry is showing some positive trends such as adoption of technology is increasing, online and correspondence courses are rising in vocational education market etc. It is clear Zambia is not an IT powerhouse and or major supplier of IT professionals across Africa. As such the Zambian education system is still not up to par as far as application of educational technologies is concerned. However, this trend is changing slowly but steadily; Zambian education industry is shifting gears to incorporate digital systems and ICT in education.
1. What is the offering and how can 'Book-IT' make it fit
low-income settings?
Understanding
what the core product offering of an EdTech solution is and seeing how it can
be fine-tuned and iterated for specific contexts are critical. This process
starts with contextualization, a vital step in addressing the wide
supply-and-demand gap in EdTech.
Research shows
that students struggle to use products that are not in their native languages,
when content is not aligned with their ability, and when unfamiliar,
non-localized examples are used.
2.
How does 'Book-IT' generate evidence of adoption in response to the context?
Meaningful adoption and effective
implementation of EdTech are complex and multi-faceted. Generating evidence of
how a product, hypothesis, or use-case of EdTech can be implemented effectively
in native, contextual settings, such as government schools or affordable
private schools, is thus essential.
The
way forward
Book
IT Zambia remains optimistic about the power of technology to eliminate the
borders and walls of the classroom so that every child has access to the best
quality education, both in school and at home.
The
synergistic actions of governments, for and not-for-profit EdTech companies,
academics, teachers and parents can be transformational and help us reimagine
traditional ways of teaching and learning to positively impact the learning
outcomes of our children.
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