Over the years, the face of worldwide education has experienced a kind of metamorphosis. It is no big secret that the generations of bright-eyed and eager students that have made their way through the education systems around the world have changed as their world has evolved. We are an adaptive species, and how we approach our academic standing is no different. We hold immense pride in our academic integrity, and we always want to be the best that we can be. Generation after generation, this is the glue that binds us together in our formative years. The student experience changes, of course, as the world evolves. Adaptation at its finest, our ability to cater the learning experience towards what makes the most sense for current students is one of our greatest strengths and tools towards our species’ progression.
In this digital age that we currently exist in, students are finding themselves more comfortable with digital devices than they are with paperback materials, and so their entire expectation of their academic experience has fundamentally changed. This is just as well, really. The workforce is increasingly changing and opting towards a digital future, and this is the workforce that these students will be entering from their graduations. Everything from professional corporate training to the tools they use to complete their daily work is becoming more digitally-inclined at an exceedingly rapid pace. The world is changing. The workforce is evolving. And students are growing.
Students today are the first generations to have grown up in a world that is quite literally immersed in, and surrounded by, technological advancement and sturdy digitalisation. Since the time of their birth, they are in environments that have more tech and digital devices than ever. They grow up learning how to interact with and utilise it all. And because of this, they learn differently than the students who came before them. Traditionally, education has been all about classroom mannerisms and paperback materials. These days, students still learn this way of course, but they are finding that the education industry knows that they, like all generations before them, learn best when items they are familiar with are incorporated into their learning tactics. And so, here we are.
The student experience today is all about learning the value of traditional education and enhancing it through digitalisation and technological advancements. Students today learn best with the assistance of digital devices, because that is what they are so familiar with. There is great value in embracing digital learning tools. Not only are they incredibly efficient and fast, but they also allow students to be able to use them with little to no kickback. This means that students can use them time and again, without the weight of paper materials in their bags, and the strain of carrying them around. Digital devices like tablets and laptops – and even smartphones – allow students to have a world of information in their pockets or their bags, with the weightlessness that has made digitalisation so popular.