The world has come to a point where the education sector has finally overcome the technology myths. Schools are now becoming smart with technology integration and have combated the pandemic related worries across the board.
The pandemic has altered the education sector immeasurably and has challenged its fundamental nature. Earlier, the stakeholders thought that effective learning is only possible via brick and mortar school structure; however, smart school ERP changed that. Some of the features of smart schools that have been able to change the narrative for schools in India are:
· Easy access to information
· Taking notes on a digital medium
· A better understanding of topics through digital tools
· A great option for students who miss their classes
· Learning in a dynamic manner
· Efficient lectures
After the pandemic, it became challenging for parents to take care of their ward’s studies and manage their jobs. The effects were disastrous. Smart School ERP eased this worry for parents and gave them access to in-time monitoring of their children. In fact, the school ERP eased the qualms for other stakeholders too. The best school management software is the one that conducts all the school functions seamlessly and doesn’t lead to any chaos. This kind of software makes sure that school functions are not disrupted under any circumstances.
Since time immemorial, school stakeholders have always been quite wary of using technology, partly because of technology's complications. Not every time an app or software is easy to manage and this keeps sending the stakeholders back to their traditional ways. But thanks to the massive technology evolution over the past few years, that has made seamless technology integration in schools possible and has made using various software or apps easy. Via various apps, the stakeholders can manage their respective that too error-free.
ERP-enabled schools help teachers save time and give all their attention to personalised learning to students. Taking attendance, marking assignments or conducting exams also has become easier with ERP. They can now dedicate all their time to improving student learning rather than indulging in administrative work. School owners also benefit from ERP as it makes schools smart, and smart schools are in high demand by parents. They tend to enrol their children in schools that can provide undisrupted learning than traditional schools. ERP is a win-win for all stakeholders.
Though there are many ERP available in the education space, make sure that you choose one that takes care of a school administrative and non-administrative duties such as:
· Online admission
· Online fees management
· Examination management
· Assessments
· Timetables
· In-time monitoring of students
· Easy communication between all stakeholders
The disruption that the world is going through right now is not the last one. The learning loss that children have faced remains unprecedented and is irrevocable. The school management has to adopt such software in their ecosystem that makes their school functioning seamless and undisrupted. The pandemic has given a second chance to all of us to rethink the old and traditional ways of how we were operating schools or, for that matter conducting learning. With just one pandemic, the entire system collapsed. Clearly, some significant loopholes were being ignored for a very long time. Time has come to look beyond the traditional way of imparting education and running a school. The constant switch between online-offline model disrupts learning and impacts school functioning negatively. When a school is ERP-enabled, they don’t face any disturbance and keep functioning without hassle. The best part about ERP is that it can be adopted by schools irrespective of their size. Also, earlier technology-enabled schools were only seen in big cities, but a few academic and marketing solution providers in India have penetrated the education market even in tier 2,3 and 4 cities. So now, technology-enabled school learning or technology-enabled school is not a distant dream. With the right kind of software and solutions, a school can stay undisrupted and can withstand any crisis of any magnitude.
