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How Generation-Z will remodel the map of Education

Posted on July 13, 2019July 16, 2025 by Hemant Mahajan

The Millenials have ruled the world but the future belongs to Generation Z. This generation is the next generation of higher education students, presently attending schools. In education, the survey states that around 93% of this generation students consider technology in the classroom essential to nurture their creativity and prepare them for their future career.

Not just technology this generation believes in social learning which is not limited to geographical borders. Online learning that is available at any time, anywhere is their must-have facility. They expect on-demand services that can help them to focus them in the right direction in their career. This generation is not just limited to Instagram and Facebook story sharing but more focused and career-driven. Most of them already involved in one or another type of business or startup and therefore they need an educational institution that can add value in their skills, that can act as a catalyst for their career. And Generation Z won’t settle for less.

What is the role of an educational institution toward generation Z?

Gen Z is the generation that is not a passive learner, they are the answer finder or if they don’t find the answer they will create the answer for the curious mind. They have an ample amount of resources to enhance their knowledge, the generation where 4G and 5G internet is delivering 24*7*365 access to all over the world.

So, how educational institutions will exist in this digital generation?

There is no doubt that any technology or any amount of internet can’t replace the human touch of education and teachers but to stay “relevant” for Gen Z, education institutions need to pace up with the digital world.

Educational institutions need to increase their digital presence not only in the learning area but also in administrative management. These students are realistic, they believe in transparency and connectivity. Any institute without technologically advanced management system will lose the interest of Gen Z students. For proper management of student technology like SaaS, Student Information System with cutting edge technology is now the necessity for higher education institutions to maintain the admissions retentions of students.

Coming to learning management system colleges and University are already on their way to increase their digital presence with online courses, video lectures, podcasts, and 24*7 teacher availability via portals. Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Machine Learning will rule the education sector for Generation G.

Educational Institutions have to show this generation that how their education process can make them stronger, more skilled and future-ready.

How to meet the expectation of Gen Z?

This is the generation that is passing through the tragical events such as 9/11, 2008 financial recession, terrorism, and whatnot. Gen Z doesn’t live in a fantasy of the ideal world, they live in reality and they understand it. Emerging technology and self-reliance to get learning haven’t lost their faith in the education institutions and educator. In a recent survey by Deloitte The Deloitte Global Millennial Survey 2019, Gen Z has put the onus on educators for preparing workers for Industry 4.0 i.e. industries with smart factories with advanced connectivity and where whole work can be visualized to aid in decision making.

That means the next generation of students is already putting their money on education sectors and educators, rest must be done by the educational institution.

Now it’s the responsibility of the institution to make themselves ready to meet the expectation of the Gen Z by diving into active digital transformation, automation of the administrative system, by shifting towards a more practical approach of education and last but not the least delivering the world-class student service to help Gen Z to succeed in their future.

How Education Is Being Impacted In The Era Of Automation?

Posted on May 3, 2019July 15, 2025 by Hemant Mahajan

It is not hidden that automation is spreading multidimensionally. We are living on the cusp of automation; robots, artificial intelligence, machine learning, bionic hands, etc are not new. Of course, any advancement or new features still makes us wonder about the capability of science but we are very much aware of its existence in our world.

Why automation?

This era requires a more advanced, efficient, and skilled processing system all around. There is no place for lazy, unproductive work quality no matter what kind of work you are involved with. Business, retail, education, customer service, banking sector, cleaning, etc. everything is running towards advancement.

Time management, productivity, and efficiency have become key principles in the workforce. All these elements for better functionality are being accomplished by technological advancement i.e. Automation.

Being a part of an education domain, my concern moves toward the education sector.

What is automation in education?

NO, I am not talking about a bionic or robotic teacher to deal with students. It will take a few more years to reach there. I am talking about automation in the processing system, in management which is already here.

A study in the US higher education system by a professor at California University found that administrators grew from 3800 to 12,183 between 1974 and 2008 i.e. 221% increase while faculty grew by just 10%. You can have an idea that a huge amount of money is being spent on operational management.

The main goal of the education sector is to attract and educate more students more efficiently yet much of the spending and focus is being given to the administration department.

In this time of automation, there are technologies that ready to streamline and manage administrative tasks effectively. In spite of spending extra money, institutions can arm their staff with these technologies for efficient, productive, smooth academic processes. This would liberate resources for the activities that will directly affect the main objectives – Student and Educators.

Impact of Automation On Education

There are many levels in which automation can impact education altogether. Institutes that are updated with technology such as Education ERP, reshaping the productivity of administrative processes, increasing connectivity between students and teachers, improving the working efficiency of educators and being more creative.

On Teachers

An Education ERP such as Student Management System helps teachers to manage their work in a more integrated and aligned way. This EdTech comes with potential features: record attendance in real-time with the flexibility of time, assignment allotment, grading, and scheduling time table or session diary. These features save a lot of time that free teachers to focus on delivering knowledge which is their main purpose.

On Student

Students in the current time spectrum are more tech-savvy and they are eager to learn more and more. Students are affected most by automation. They get feedback, remark from their educators on a real-time basis, avail all the documents in one platform, upload documents without standing in a long line. With the implementation of automation, they are able to develop a better and meaningful relationship with their educators as both are saving time from tedious academic work.

On Academic Administrative Processes

If you were ever a part of an education system whether in school, higher education, or training institute, you must have a rough idea of how an education institution runs – With tonnes of academic processes. Academic administrative processes perform many back-office tasks like; keeping attendance and document records of each student from each year, maintaining new admission, resolving inquiries, managing bills, payments, payroll of employees and so on. It is the responsibility of the admin department to run things smoothly and effectively. Automation is helping to achieve the overall goal of this department. Everything can be controlled and managed with potential Education ERP software. Automation helping staff members to be more creative and innovative which will help the education institute in the long run.

On Concluding Note

Automation is making the workforce productive in various industries but there is a lot to cover in the Education Industry. As it is one of the most important areas of our social cycle, it needs to be updated with the current EdTech and ready for future possibilities. Many institutions are already availing benefits from automation. It is the responsibility of the government, influencers, decision-makers of the education industry to take a step towards empowering the education system with automation. Moreover, it is the responsibility of us to make it fully functional.

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Intelligent School – Transforming Education System

Posted on April 18, 2019July 15, 2025 by Hemant Mahajan

Smartphones, Smart TVs, Smartwatches and Intelligent schools: The demand for intelligent products is at a high level. People living in this “Intelligent” age can easily show how smart devices have dramatically improved their lives.

But is there anyone who can answer how efficient is an intelligent school system? Does an intelligent school influences the development of children? Or is it just another trick to score better than traditional schools?

Let us try and answer all your questions here so you can decide why it’s imperative to introduce smart classes in schools.

Let’s start with the million dollar question: What is an Intelligent School?

Intelligent school is a technology-based teaching-learning facility that prepares Multimedia tools such as movies, photos, audio, slides, etc. to make the learning process more effective. Unlike traditional schools, the curriculum and guidelines are not rigid, and teachers can use a variety of multimedia tools to improve their learning.

The definition of intelligent schools seems to be simple. However, the impact of introducing smart classes in schools should be considered. Most of today’s smart schools use advanced technologies to transfer the traditional school curriculum. In other words, these schools follow the traditional curriculum and only use new technologies to disseminate information. On the contrary, some educational institutions use intelligent education systems to change education processes completely and overcome the traditional education system.

Intelligent school goals – that makes a difference!

Today’s goals determine the actions of tomorrow. That’s why the goals of Intelligent school are future-oriented and better aligned with the era of information and communication technology (ICT). Intelligent school system focus on the holistic development (physical, mental, emotional and psychological) of the students. It has been proven that there are no two identical persons. How can we achieve miraculous results if all students are treated equally? Intelligent schools are designed to recognize and enhance an individual’s ability to excel in the area of their choice. One of the key objectives of intelligent school systems is to promote students’ participation. In doing so, students must overcome their fears as they learn to express their opinions that prepare them for the outside world.

Intelligent School Blocks

Student Management System

To become an intelligent school, the first step is a student management system. This system automates many of your institution’s processes and allows you to focus on teaching and sharing knowledge.

Curriculum

The intelligent classroom program in schools is designed for the complete development of students. It is uniquely designed to integrate the knowledge and skills necessary for balanced and inclusive development.

Education

It gives freedom and flexibility to plan lessons unlike the traditional education system and combines learning strategies for a more effective transfer of knowledge.

Evaluation

Evaluation in an educational system is as important as the teaching-learning process. The rating in intelligent classes is continuous and integral. Accurate feedback is another important element of the evaluation in the ICT education system.

Teaching methods

Teaching methods in intelligent schools are student-centered. Teachers can use a variety of multimedia tools to develop student’s skills and talents. Teachers can even record their lessons and place them in a central network so students can consult them when needed.

After extensive discussions about Intelligent schools, it is easy to conclude that the intelligent school system is brilliant and should be introduced in schools to enable more effective student learning and development. It is true that creating intelligent schools in India is a challenge, but every step taken in this direction will make our education system and country stronger and superior!!!

Student Information System: Empowering Institutions

Posted on December 8, 2018July 15, 2025 by Hemant Mahajan

The Student Information System is an ecological system that helps the institutes get rid of distributed data. This all is in single software which includes initial documentation from inquiry management, and student registration, till students get passed out of the college / University. This software will help you in running all day-to-day college activities without difficulty. College can easily send alerts or different sorts of information via SMS or email to parents and students. Information generated includes results, attendance records, assignments, notices related to different cultural activities, seminars, corporate events, Placements, etc…

Student Management System helps in many ways such as:

Authentic time reports: Long ago manual reports technology was used in institutions. These days, the management can do the whole lot on ERP, which in itself is an inbuilt mechanism for generating reports. Many styles of actual time assessment can be generated from such software in the form of different excel reports.
Paperlessness: Automation of process leads to reduced usage of paper which ultimately helps in saving time and money.
Data Security: SIS provides a high level of data security in terms of protecting data from unauthorized access and data corruption throughout its life cycle.
Improved quality of interaction: With the help of SIS interaction between Students – Faculty, Student – Management, Management – Parents, Intra college Faculties, Administrator became more transparent.
Growing productivity: The proper use of ERP software program will boom the productivity of University / Colleges to a large volume.

Hence, the Student Information Software is a boon to the education industry. With limited and constrained options to satisfy the current generation, let us start working towards a better tomorrow with the ease of SIS in a click away

Flipped Classrooms: A Concept Worth Giving A Thought

Posted on August 22, 2018July 15, 2025 by Hemant Mahajan

In layman’s term, a flipped classroom refers to taking out the class from the classrooms. Flipped classrooms are recognized by students watching online lectures, collaborating in online discussions and carrying out research at home, unlike traditional classrooms where dependency exists on teachers or instructors.

Flipped classroom shifts the mode of instruction to a learner-centric model in which each of the topics covered in the classes are explored in depth thereby creating meaningful learner insights by leveraging technologies such as online videos to ‘deliver content’ outside of the classrooms.

In a flipped classroom, there exist many forms of content delivery. Teachers or Instructors can prepare and post the video lessons to deliver quality content to students. This helps students with convenient access to lessons any time, any place. Thus, helping in cutting down the investment of educational institutions in setting up an infrastructure.

Having said this, it becomes all the more important for institutes to understand the benefits provided by the flipped classroom. Some of the key benefits of the flipped classroom are highlighted below.

The flipped classroom provides a more application-based approach for students when compared with the traditional classroom set up (i.e. hands-on and problem-solving activities)
Provides an ease of communication process between student-teacher, student-student with no location constraints
Video sessions/lectures can be easily recorded. Students have the luxury of seeing it with replays, can pause and replay it in case of any doubts. With features of video editing, the teachers/instructors can customize the lectures based on the student’s requirements
For small educational institutions facing budget constraints, a flipped classroom can be a boon for them. As this concept provides a great value at a minimal cost
Teachers/Instructors can help students during their assigned class time without an additional burden. They can coordinate with students/learners to guide them on the best path forward. Students can receive the help from faculties for various activities. Also, with this concept, teachers find it much easier to rectify students queries and problems occurring during the course of learning

Also, there are always two sides of the coins. With benefits, there do exist some cons and limitations of this concept. Some of which are highlighted below:

For students/learners, there always exists a ‘digital divide’. As some students will have 24*7 days access to online lectures/videos and some being able to access not more than an hour on a daily basis. This is due to that fact that not all students come from the same socio-economic background
It is highly possible that some students who are prone to the traditional form of learning may fall apart in competing with their peers as they are not prepared for the independent learning
Teachers/Instructors had to put in extra time and efforts for making the content and videos apart from their scheduled working hours. This, in turn, makes some of the teachers resistant to take up this concept

To sum it up, the flipped classroom is a concept which needs to be given a thought by the educational institutes and more important for the budget sensitive educational institutes to give a serious thought to it.

Key Benefits of a Student Information System for Educational Institutions

Posted on May 25, 2018July 15, 2025 by Hemant Mahajan

Education institutions these days have become too tedious and monotonous. Therefore, its high time that we work on it to make it effort-free that helps in the investment of the efforts in the right direction for higher productivity. Most of the institutes in today era have got ERP systems that help such institutes to streamline the processes. But the big concern is that how much these systems are efficient and effective for institutes.

If your system already has an SIS installed and has limited functionality and does only works on single campus or breaks down every now and then, then you would like to get it replaced, right!? Here are five good reasons that the time might be right to invest in a new student information system that may help you out in the right way that how an ERP can cut your processes short and make them effective.

1. Get more benefits for the money you invest for your ERP system

Choosing a high tech, cloud-based Student Information System means freeing your institute from outdated technology and processes and old proprietary equipment. Institutes with an online SIS can pay either for a SAAS model that is rent based or an annual subscription i.e. the one-time payment for their system, which is designed to interface with user devices like laptops, tablets, and mobile phones etc.

The benefits of these systems usually include an improved return on investments (ROIs) because of the higher opportunities to boost enrolment of students and simplified payment processes.

2. Better Functionality

An SIS that provides you huge no. of features at the lower price that may benefit the institutes in an influential way. But sometimes a lower price version or system of ERP may lack the key features that are required for management of institute data efficiently. An ideal online SIS system for mostly all the institutes should include a few useful features at a cost that won’t break the bank and at the same time will be responsive with an amazing support system for users. Ultimately, a system is only as good as the people behind the scenes who are maintaining and servicing it are- Academia is one such solution.

3. Higher security:

A new system brings along with it, secured processes and secured way to keep institute’s data. It allows access to the system according to the access permissions given to the user which can be the student, staff member, teachers, parents etc. This way no wrong usage of data can be done and all the confidential information can only be accessible to the right hands.

Another benefit to a cloud-based system can be that in case of loss of hardware, there is no loss of the data that is too important for an institute because all the information is saved on the cloud.

4. Support system:

Also, if institute has taken a new SIS system fora trial run and think you have it all calculated, an institute will never want tech support to be too far away. A cloud-based ERP system is often easier to troubleshoot than an onsite system.

Also, a cloud-based SIS lets tech support securely access your system off-site and see what one would see while walking you through the problem which could be another benefit for the institute.

Before finally investing in a new SIS, always consider the type of support the institute will need and make sure that it includes enough coverage. Some SIS support systems are limited by business hours or charge an additional cost for resolving technical issues whereas Academia does not!

5. An easy to go Payment Processing

A latest type of SIS can assist your institute financially in other ways besides increasing the admission levels. The right system with integrated payment processing will process with proper bank account debits and major credit cards with the lowest overhead.

Using an all-in-one system let parents keep track of tuition fees and pay for incidentals like books and uniforms in the same place they check their student’s grades and attendance.

6 Steps To Perform Student Enrollment Management In Higher Ed

Posted on February 1, 2018July 11, 2025 by Hemant Mahajan

Enrollment management refers to the ability of institutions of higher education to exert more systematic influence over the number and characteristics of new students, as well as influence the persistence of students to continue their enrollment from the time of their matriculation to their graduation. The emergence of enrollment management as a new administrative structure within institutions of higher education originated in North America, but it has also been employed in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

The Concept

Enrollment management can be viewed as a synergistic organizational concept that can be used to link several administrative functions within a college or university in order to optimize institutional enrollment goals. Examples of this approach can be found among the financial strategies of many college campuses, where important linkages have emerged between senior enrollment managers and chief financial administrators. Both private and public colleges use some of their tuition income to fund campus-based scholarships for students. Tuition revenue accounts for millions of dollars, and campus-based financial aid has become a large expenditure at most four-year institutions. Enrollment management efforts have therefore become closely linked to budgeting and campus financial planning. Successful enrollment management strategies and practices must also consider the growing importance of university and college rankings. For many institutions of higher education, enrollment management has come to involve a combination of student enrollment strategy, budgeting strategy, and institutional positioning strategy.

Roadmap

1. Set goals for enrollments

Setting up realistic goals and working in that very same direction to achieve them is the first necessity of systematic enrollment management for an institute. It is a crucial step since it involves market analysis and calculation of the expected rate of growth.

2. Resource requirements

To identify the need for the required resources according to the set goals is the next step in the roadmap for enrollment management.

3. Campaigning and recruiting plan

It is important to create a target focused marketing plan for move in the right direction and reach the set goals. The right kind marketing mix may help you get to the right target audience which would ultimately help us meet enrollment management goals.

4. A strong follow-up on your marketing and recruitment activities

Tracking your activities is a must in the process of enrollment management to get the results. Following steps can be followed to keep on a regular check on these activities:

1) Identify which metrics to track.
2) Know how to track the metrics you identified.
3) Guide your decisions with the data you collect.
4) Monitor the effect of your efforts and adjusting accordingly.

Having a solid set of marketing and recruitment metrics you can track allows you to benchmark your efforts from year to year and make crucial decisions on allocating resources and strategies.

5. Systematic communications within the process to develop and implement the right strategy.

With the seemingly chaotic mix of print, e-mail, Web, and social media, there may not seem to be much “flow” with recruitment communications. As with student qualification, though, building a communications flow remains a bountiful recruitment strategy if it is handled strategically.

First, you still must think through the communications at various enrollment stages—inquiry, applicant, admit, deposit. Regardless of where a student enters the flow, progressing them to the next enrollment stage remains the goal.

Second, focus your electronic communications wisely. Having a Web site that engages students is paramount. You want to invite communication in addition to delivering information. Give students opportunities to provide their e-mail addresses or even opt in to text messaging. Do the same with social media but be careful not to go overboard. You are better covering fewer social media outlets well rather than spreading yourself too thin.

Finally, get parents and guardians involved in the flow. According to our E-Expectations research, 60 percent are involved with the college research process. Target them with communications and make them ambassadors for your campus.

6. Award financial aid so students get what they need and expect to enroll

The ability to afford a college education has emerged as the biggest roadblock to attending college. Perhaps nothing will turn away a prospective student faster than a feeling that they cannot afford your institution. You must address this concern immediately and accurately.