Education & Training
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Opportunity India Desk Jan 06, 2018 - 2 min readThe education industry is more than ready for virtual reality and augmented reality learning. The explosion of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) for practical classroom use and higher ed research have implications for learning that haven’t been seen since the birth of the internet. Engagement with AR/VR, reveal that schools are truly shifting ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jan 03, 2018 - 3 min readThe Indian education market is expected to almost double to $180 billion by 2020, buoyed by the rapid expansion of the digital learning market and the world’s largest population in the age bracket of six to 17 years even as the sector continues to be plagued by poor infrastructure and a shortage of trained teachers. ...
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Opportunity India Desk Dec 29, 2017 - 3 min readChildren these days are super smart and are well aware of the power of internet. The sudden boom of internet connectivity has paved ways for the tutors in more ways than one. Education system in India is undergoing a rapid expansion. There can never be a better period than this for the Edupreneurs to jump ...
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Opportunity India Desk Dec 28, 2017 - 4 min readThe invention of the printing press led to the rise of an entire industry dedicated to the proliferation of knowledge consumption through easy access to printed books.Today publishing continues to be an important backbone for the education sector and educational materials including text books are designed, produced and distributed by publishers to be consumed by ...
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Opportunity India Desk Dec 28, 2017 - 3 min readThe Internet-of-Things has been the third wave of big change to the way we look at technology. Indeed, it touched the realm of education in a profound way as well. Then came the mobile instrument, which has also gone through its moments of evolution and today, is, considered a preferred medium to meet the educational ...
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Opportunity India Desk Dec 23, 2017 - 3 min readSchool leaders play a key role in developing and supporting teaching and learning in their schools, and in managing processes, systems, staff, and students. It is a complex and challenging job, yet most principals agree that it is enjoyable and rewarding. All educators agree that in today's fast moving world it is essential to keep on ...
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Opportunity India Desk Dec 22, 2017 - 5 min readThe country has witnessed a technological boom in the past decade which has led to challenges thus resulting in a need to alter our education system. The demanding environment has called for a necessary step to prepare students to fulfill the evolving requirements. The current education system requires modifications and needs to provide a strong ...
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Opportunity India Desk Dec 20, 2017 - 3 min readHuman brain is a very peculiar thing on this planet, which functions at the speed of light and holds the capacity to work as much as 12 computers together. The most important thing to notice is that no two brains think alike or function alike. Thus it is difficult to predict and impossible to compare ...
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Opportunity India Desk Dec 15, 2017 - 3 min readDespite having more than half the population under 25 years of age, India is expected to face a shortage of 250 million skilled workers by 2022. Additionally, traditional education has failed to metamorphose in order to be relevant for today’s rapidly changing requirements. The rate of advancement of technologies and resulting opportunities is much too ...
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Opportunity India Desk Dec 15, 2017 - 4 min readTell us about your Entrepreneurial journey and what was the idea behind ICA Edu Skills Pvt Ltd? My journey has been wonderful where I have seen ups and downs, typical of an Entrepreneur. The idea began in year 1999, when I founded ICA Edu Skills. I came up with the idea while doing my CA ...