This is part of a series of posts showcasing some interesting infographics that are available on the web. For more information on infographics have a look here and for some of the problems with using infographics graphics have a look here.
Part Two of this series mostly focuses on Infographics that illustrate the US Education System - but I think there is valuable learning and questions they raise about the UK Education System as well.
Today's infographic is on "The State of Digital Education" (original source)
For me the most interesting facts are:
1) Education is a seven trillion dollar industry. That's 570 times the size of the online advertising market and equal to seven times the global mobile industry - [its no wonder lots of commercial companies are being ing increasing interested in education. For a long time I have maintained that it is one of the only guaranteed markets in challenging economic times].
2) Teachers are embracing online learning tools: 93 percent believe online tools improve performance and 95 percent believe that online tools help to engage students - [I think this is a trend reflected in the Scotland / UK. The big challenge we face though is getting teachers from 'believing' to 'doing' and certainly in Scotland we are still to make that shift].
3) The education community is already adopting new technologies which will work together to result in more effective learning solutions, including game-based learning, learning analytics, cloud computing, personalized learning environments and open content - [we are well on the way to adoption in Scotland. Particularly in Games Based Learning. The other findings are consistent with the 2011 Horizon Report].
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