Digital Influx launch demo for upcoming EdTech product Digital Influx Academy
During the pandemic, while parents everywhere have taken to home-schooling, EdTech platforms have surged. Whether it be academic apps like Quizlet or academic websites, there is now a wide variety of EdTech platforms which educate school pupils in differing ways. Educational Technology (often dubbed EdTech) is perfect for remote learning as it can be used both at home and in school, and what’s more is that kids love it. To add to the ever-growing list of educational, technology-based platforms, Digital Influx are launching EdTech course, Digital Influx Academy.
With the future of today’s youths looking as though it will be technology-centred, EdTech alongside Kiran Bir Sethi’s Design Thinking, aims to help educate and prepare kids for tech-based careers; a goal which we at Digital Influx hope to achieve with Digital Influx Academy. It is almost inevitable that a high percentage of today’s primary school children will obtain careers which don’t even exist today, and over 800m jobs will be lost worldwide by 2030 due to a world of robotics. A goal we aim to achieve at Digital Influx is to prepare kids for acquiring tech-based jobs once they’ve graduated. Our mantra is to bridge the gap between education and employment.
In 2020, problem solving, critical thinking, and creativity are the top 3 skills required in the workforce. Design Thinking encourages pupils to think creatively, empathise with others, learn skills in problem solving, and become more prepared for the adult world. By creating Digital Influx Academy, we hope to present an innovative way of educating children which is more engaging and interactive than standard text-book learning, through technology. We hope that Digital Influx Academy will teach kids how to empathise. Empathy is a necessary emotion when working in UX design as designers should understand the needs of the user. It is also an important emotion when problem solving as again the problem solver must understand what is necessary in the situation.
There seems to be a drastic need to adapt how society prepares children to take on challenges in the future. Thus, learning how to problem solve is now a necessity. But how do we teach kids this valuable skill in a way that prevents them from getting bored and distracted.
Introducing Digital Influx Academy
Keeping kids engaged when learning life-changing skills like how to empathise and problem solve is crucial. And what do kids love more than playing? Children have extremely active minds. However, play isn’t quite the same as it used to be. For many modern-day children, they would prefer to divert their imaginations by diving into virtual worlds on colourful screens rather than playing with toys. IKEA’s 2017 Play Report claims that “desires for play and comfort help children to make sense of the world as they grow and develop.” As the notion of play is vital to growing and understanding the world, it seems to be the best way to educate kids about empathy, creativity, and problem solving. When developing Digital Influx Academy, our designers have incorporated games into the product.
The course-based product will revolutionise e-learning by coalescing “innovative teaching methods, hands-on activities, fun games, and new learning styles in a creative and unique setting.” The course provides 12 lessons with the option to buy a premium membership should parents and students want to learn more.
So, if you’re a worried parent, struggling to keep your kids actively engaged in their education, particularly with threats of a second-wave of the global pandemic, or are a teacher or school principal hoping to revolutionise your teaching methods then feel free to email us for more information at info@digitalinflux.com or contact us via our social media accounts.
Author: Tilly O’Brien.
