{"id":51182,"date":"2016-01-26T08:45:43","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T07:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blinklearning-blog.wildoomlab.com\/3-takeaways-from-bett-show-2016\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T07:45:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T05:45:34","slug":"3-takeaways-from-bett-show-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blinklearning-blog.wildoomlab.com\/en\/3-takeaways-from-bett-show-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"3 takeaways from Bett Show 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\nThis year, as we had in 2015, we attended the London Bett Show as exhibitors. Embedded in ICEX’s delegation along with other Spanish EdTech companies, we brought BlinkLearning’s latest products and advancements to Europe’s most relevant education and technology trade fair.\n\nFrom our time in London, based on what we saw on the show floor and the meetings we held with other industry professionals, we would highlight three major trends:\n\n

More technology and less education<\/h2>\nBett is an acronym which stands for British Educational Training and Technology Show, but every year it seems that technology is gaining ground over\u00a0the educational part of the event<\/strong>. And this is decreased focus on education represents a new direction for the show that warrants consideration.\n\nIf we want\u00a0technology to improve education as a whole, we should not be keeping educators at bay at industry events<\/strong>. Any technology, be it software or hardware, must be integrated naturally into learning methodologies, and for this purpose the teachers’ feedback is invaluable.\n
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Building powerful tools means very little if, in the end, they are not useful to teachers<\/p>\n

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High expectations for learning analytics tools<\/h2>\nIn several meetings with publishers, teachers, journalists and other industry stakeholders two words were constantly coming up: Learning Analytics<\/strong>. As in every\u00a0field, trends that have the potential to change the industry emerge from time to time. Some remain and some dissipate\u00a0but, in the case of Learning Analytics tools, it does seem likely to dominate the sector’s debates for some time to come.\n

Defining\u00a0Learning Analytics<\/h2>\nThe main idea behind \u200b\u200bLearning Analytics tools is the massive collection of raw data students generate and leave behind during the learning process<\/strong> (time spent completing exercises, number of attempts used, goals achieved under a given methodology, etc.), and its subsequent analysis. The ultimate\u00a0aim of the technology is\u00a0identifying potential improvements in the learning process<\/a> or in the resources’ design itself.\n\nUsed correctly, it can be extremely useful for teachers and publishers alike, for it allows the former to gauge their method’s success rate and determine which students are struggling<\/strong> when compared to the class average; and the latter to measure their content’s suitability.\n\nIn this context, data is collected through technology applied to education (such as LMS applications, digital exercises, etc.) and the biggest challenge\u00a0lies in\u00a0selecting which variables better measure a specific ocurrence in order to avoid getting lost in a sea of \u200b\u200bdata.\n
Learning analytics are bound\u00a0to have a major impact on education<\/blockquote>\n

Adaptive learning, an ongoing process<\/h2>\nAdaptive learning is a methodology that aims to adjust itself according the students’ learning pace, providing content which is better suited\u00a0to address their individual needs<\/strong>.\n\nWe at BlinkLearning had high expectations to see what would be shown at Bett\u00a0in terms of solutions for Adaptive Learning. However, despite all that has been elaborated upon this methodology, we did not see many companies dedicated entirely to it.\n\nPerhaps the difficulty in implementing it in actual classes can be a deterrent but, in any case, we’ll keep a close eye on its evolution.\n\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/ooD9kUONb8g\n\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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