Education spotlight
Keeping EdTech tools connected in an evolving learning environment
Will Liu, Managing Director of TP-Link UK explores how to simplify tech integration into the classroom.
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s one of the first sectors to be called back, Education has been hit by continuous
disruption and uncertainty. Tere isn’t a teacher in the land who hasn’t experienced some form of ‘hybrid’ learning and for many it has become a permanent fixture. For lots of us, this blended approach represents opportunity, but there are wider social implications that must be addressed when delivering education and learning digitally. Achieving digital inclusion, the
pandemic experience has shown us that basic connectivity is essential in order to learn, work and function in modern day society. In any hybrid, remote or blended learning environment, the need for digital access is exacerbated and causes increasing challenges as students progress through education. A report released by the British Academy during the pandemic
suggested that students with lower socioeconomic backgrounds are leſt an average of 18 months behind their peers by GCSE age. Tis is
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brought into sharp focus by Ofcom’s report that one fiſth of UK children did not always have access to a device for online learning while schools were closed in April last year. While we’re seeing progress in addressing the need for digital inclusion, there is still a long way to go in order to make hybrid-learning work for everyone. As we emerge into a more
permanent state of blended learning, it’s clear that those who don’t have adequate connectivity face difficulties reaching their full potential.
However, we must ensure that the next generation of children has the means to participate. As educators seek the next wave of learning tools, the vital need for a strong, secure, and seamless wireless network at home and in schools exemplifies its importance. Educational organisations are now acutely aware of the crucial
role in which a seamless wireless network plays in their IT set-up, in order to create new ways to connect, learn and collaborate. From
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