| Tech-savvy parents go digital to help school kids with learning |
| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| Parents are embracing technology to help their kids learning at school and are ready to ‘swap book lists for app lists’, according to newly released research from NBN. The nbn says its ‘Digital Parenting Report’ indicates most Aussie parents are ready to embrace a new ‘flipped’ way of learning which allows students to watch educational tutorials online at home and then head to school for university-style discussions with their teacher and classmates. According to the research – commissioned by nbn and conducted by Colmar Brunton, the majority of Aussie parents surveyed (76%) understand the need to harness the internet for education in the home in order to help prepare them for the future with almost half (48%) co-viewing educational material with their kids online to learn something new together. Anytime, Anywhere Learning Foundation, president, Bruce Dixon said the nbn network was helping to break down the walls of the classroom by providing “access to experts, experiences and information which were previously unimaginable. We have found that online, collaborative learning supported by access to fast broadband in both the home and the school can motivate children to become even more engaged in their education.” |
| Source: ITWire (Australia) | Published: January 27th, 2016 |
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