Thursday, April 29, 2021
Google doodles from last year #covid_19
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Edtech (Listing 10 best Edtech's)
By S Adeeb Mujtaba Ali
According to Top Hat, Educational technology is a term that represents a wide assemblage of hardware and software for teaching and learning to be used in college and university. It is also called Ed Tech, for enabling an environment for improved learning, to ultimately boost students' outcomes engagement, participation, and access to cutting-edge technology.
Ed Tech on a broader scale refers to the use of technology that helps in facilitating collaboration in an active learning environment. Ed Tech usage provide the educators digitalized tools that have automized the teaching-learning process. On one side where we see this as a great inventory another side, it's not. of course in the fast pace, world technology has helped us in finishing any task in less time in an organized way with the least errors. A major drawback however remains is Ed Tech has disturbed the original teaching-learning process.
In spite of the cons, edtech market is blooming with several innovations. It has become very easy to set up an edtech startup. There are many government fundings for promising startups. This fusion of technology with education is headed towards a promising future. This jamming not only made the teaching-learning process fun but also prepared students to voice their opinion.
Presently, the market requirements for edtech are in high demand. Various edtech startups are emerging with innovative and personalized products and CRM (client relationship management) services resonating with their clients' demands.
Some of the celebrated Edtech which are leading the show are:
1. Blackboard:
Since 1997
Based in Washington
Mission to disrupt online education
Valuation $70 Million
2. Byju’s
Since 2011 first name :Think and Learn Pvt Ltd
Based in Bengaluru, India
Mission or Aims to provide students with best technology based Education main focus on Maths and Science.
Valuation $5.4 billion as of 2019
3. Teachers Pay Teachers
Since 2006
Based in New York City
Aim at connecting teachers with other teachers for sharing, buying and selling study material.
Valuation not known
4. Dreambox Learning
Since 2006
Based in Seattle
Subject focus Mathematics
Student-focused, intuitive, and calibrated program.
Valuation not known
5. Coursera
Since 2012
Based in Mountain View, California
E-learning platform connecting 150 universities. Offering many free and paid certificate courses
Valuation $313 Million.
6. Instructure
Since 2008
Based in Salt Lake City, Utah
Mission Connecting more than 3000 universities, combining LMS and MOOC for imparting education
Valuation not known
7. Knewton
Since 2008
Based in New York City
Focus on adaptive learning
Valuation $182.3 Million
8. Chegg
Since 2005
Based in Santa Clara, Cliff
Aim online tutoring, homework, and e-learning. In addition, students can buy, sell or rent books.
Valuation not known
9. DONORSCHOOSE
Since 2000
Based in New York City
Aim a non profit organisation, works on external funding by connecting students and funders. Focus practical learning through projects
10. Simplilearn
Since 2010
Based in Bengaluru
Mission providing certificate professional courses to open job oppurtunities
Valuation $31 million in funding
Conclusion:
Irrespective of geographical location, it feels good to know people have been doing everything best in their capacity to make education easy for all.
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Educational Counseling in US
By S Adeeb Mujtaba Ali
An important part of educational institutions in US is Educational or school counseling . It is considered as a gateway to resolve salient negative situations between students, parents and school faculty to direct it to positive outlook. Some of the fundamentals of Educational counseling are
Basics of Educational (School) counseling:
A place where a child learns important lessons while growing is a School. It is here (elementary school) that they make most cherished memories and bad (first) experiences of life. They learn the skills like cooperation, interaction and socialization academic resolves etc. While in high school the above learn ed attributes evolve and finally stepping in college they experience many challenges.
During each step of growth students are given access to professional counseling sessions that are arranged within every American schools.
The students counselors proactively works from a central location and provides counseling assistance to all the students at different levels in the school. They try to address and resolve issues which students encounter during their (every step) growth phase.
This facility is mainly arranged by school authorities to develop a healthy environment in the school and produce good, independent, mentally strong and confident individuals. The counselors help students in meeting life challenges and emerge and have positive outlook for life.
Elements of educational counseling:
Hand's on sessions, maintenance of students case records, administrative activities etc. Among all this hand's on activity is pivotal. Where in counselors conduct face to face sessions, one to one talks, virtual meetings, telephonic conversation. In short discussion through different forms of media.
Sometimes educational counselor's interventional services are also required based on the students and issues. Therefore educational counselors are expected to have an eagle view and broad vision to address all. For example, issues like personal growth concerns (puberty related), bullying, abuse, aggression, neglect, day to day trivial issues etc.
According to market survey and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), educational counselors has a growth rate of 8%, with moderate per annum pay scale of $54,560. To get into this field an individual requires master's degree and certification to practice as a counselor.
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Types of counseling and counsellors
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Counseling psycology: History
By S Adeeb Mujtaba Ali
Since the dawn of society, counseling has been an important part. Right from grandparents to parents advising other family members followed by providing guidance to residents by community leaders, counseling has always been an important and organic part of the human experience. During the Industrial Revolution era when people and their mobility increased by migrating to other lands, the traditional essence of counselors was lost due to separation from their families and communities. Following which there was a communication gap, people started feeling isolated and led them to approach for psychiatric help or landing to asylums.
In present times people started opting for modern psychiatry, which is nothing but professional counseling, a current trend taking rounds to keep a check on mental health. However, the presence of inefficient mental health institutes led to, a mental hygiene movement —headed by a cohort of psychiatrists, social workers, and psychologists. The importance of counseling was realized when president John F. Kennedy signed Community Mental Health Act in 1963. The act implementation finally changed the delivery of mental health services and several mental health centers across the country were established. Simultaneously, this led to the shutting down of many psychiatric hospitals since community-based services started enhancing.
To be continued......,
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
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