4/4/2024 - technology-and-innovation

It's time to bet on the potential of educational technology

By Ariel Vazquez

It's time to bet on the potential of educational technology

In the digital age in which we live, technology has changed virtually every aspect of our lives, and education is no exception. Education technology, or EdTech, has become a vital component of the contemporary educational landscape, revolutionizing the way we teach and learn.

EdTech is the use of technology to facilitate and enhance educational processes. This includes everything from the use of digital devices in the classroom, such as virtual reality glasses, to online learning platforms and mobile applications designed specifically for education.

The importance of EdTech lies in its ability to overcome geographic and socioeconomic barriers, providing access to quality education to people around the world. It also offers a personalized approach to learning, allowing students to progress at their own pace and tailor the educational experience to their individual needs.

On the other hand, technology in education enables the generation of employability skills, whether for a first job, job reinsertion or escaping professional obsolescence. How can we enhance this advantage? What can governments do in this line of action?

In the private sector, many startups are betting on this sector. Applications to take programming courses, learn English, mathematics, trades or request private teachers to teach a specific subject. Some of these companies have received capital investments from leading global economic groups. It is a sector that is interesting, that has potential and that we have yet to discover how to take advantage of all its benefits.

It's not all good news, it also presents us with unique challenges. The digitaldivide, data privacy and content quality are just some of the issues that need to be addressed to maximize the potential of technology in education.

Educational technology is not the solution to all the ills of the education system and it is not coming to tear it down. It is coming to join and create a new paradigm, to generate hybrid learning spaces, to provide tools and to coexist with a system that has worked for centuries. It has come to improve the educational experience.

In short, EdTech presents exciting opportunities to transform education, generate employability and promote social and economic equity. It is a path that we are beginning to walk but that needs to be walked with greater speed and conviction by all the actors involved.

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Ariel Vazquez

Ariel Vazquez

With more than 20 years of experience in academia and business, I am a passionate leader in the management and development of people, projects and educational programs. Currently, I serve as Coordinator of the Academic Departments of the School of Economics at UADE, where I work together with the directors of the areas of Quantitative Methods, Economics and Finance, Marketing and Foreign Trade, Accounting and Taxes, and Administration and Human Resources to articulate the operation and strategies of the School.

In addition, I am the Director of the Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources and of the Department of Business and Technology at UADE, where I manage more than 120 classes and coordinate a team of 60 professors. The Department brings together all the subjects that have a technological component of the Faculty, and the Career has more than 1000 students. My mission is to provide an education of excellence, innovative and relevant to the demands of the labor market and society.
I write about education, the future of work and new applied technologies.


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