If the entire Education Day from the 1776 Challenge Festival can be summed up in one tweet, it would be this:
That is the main takeaway from global incubator, 1776’s Washington DC conference. That in order for equity to be reached in the tech industry, disruption must be made.
Between panels featuring thought leaders in the EdTech field and entrepreneurs, and keynotes from government leaders and CEOs, every minute was filled with insight. Each conference section was broken down into trends that are changing the course of education as we know it.
The traditional career path model is shifting. With the disruption of technology in the education field, nontraditional learning programs like General Assembly and Roadtrip Nation are encouraging students to make careers out of passion, instead of becoming another cog in the wheel. While costs of higher education costs remain high, students now have options about their future. And the entrepreneurial spirit is more on the rise than ever.
Career paths for students aren’t the only thing that’s changing. Higher Education institutions are also partnering up with private companies like 2U and American Honors to make degrees more accessible. Even K-12 schools are engaging in change. Richard Culatta, of the US Department of Education, explained to event attendees that up to 70,000 schools are anticipating installment of high-speed internet within the next 2 years.
The opportunity that the intersection of entrepreneurship, education, and technology provides can arguably be the biggest shift in the educational system as we know it. With the release of the Ed Tech Developer’s Guide there can now be more focus on equity to close gaps in digital literacy, online access, and the bountiful resources that EdTech has to offer.
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