Digital Learning is not just a technically advanced platform, it also brings the essential promise of learner independence. While it does place a huge responsibility on the leaner to be able to steer the course and pace of learning, yet it provides the much needed flexibility and power of freedom as well.
The all important ‘Device’
The concept of eLearning/digital learning has always been extremely device dependent. It could be a PC, laptop, Netbook, tablet PC or an iPad. The Digital Device is at the very core of eLearning be it a K12 program or a professional engineering eLearning module.
The evolution of the BYOD concept
BYOD, short for ‘Bring Your Own Device’, is a powerful fast evolving concept in digital learning. The concept essentially enhances the element of freedom in any digital learning scenario.
Especially in the space of engineering or other technical genres of digital learning, BYOD brings in the essential level of decentralization in the learning system.
Student-driven learning
Modern day learning is an interactive process that involves effective two-way communication as well as participation. With BYOD, students become more proactive towards the learning and can add more value in the process.
Encourages collaboration
Apart from improving student participation, BYOD creates avenues for peer-to-peer communication in the context of the learning. When learners bring heir own device, they receive greater opportunity to interact virtually with the facilitators and collaborate with fellow students for assignments, projects and assessments.
Personalized instruction and assessments
While digital learning is pre-customized to cater to specific learning audiences, BYOD creates avenues for further individual-based fine-tuning of the instructional content. Learners can conveniently carry projects and assignments in their own device. Most importantly, the assessment process becomes more effective and efficient using the BYOD concept.
Saves on institutional capital cost
BYOD partially shifts the cost burden of implementing eLearning from the education provider to the learner. Due to this, the institutional hesitation or bottleneck goes away paving way for an easier transition from traditional learning to digital learning ultimately providing benefit to the learners.
Complements blended learning
The concept works equally well for blended forms and instructor-led learning systems. The faculty members can fully leverage the BYOD concept in the form of avenues for guided learning and one-to-one communication.
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