Innovative SmartLearner Technology Enhances Homeschooling Success
School
Mount Kenya University**We aren't endorsed by this school
Course
EDUCATION 1
Subject
Information Systems
Date
Dec 12, 2024
Pages
2
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Competitive environmentHaving an understanding of the various traits associated with the smooth operations of the business willplay a key role in determining the initiatives to be used in solving some of the barriers that may be experienced along the way. Competition has proven to be one of the factors that may predict the future as well as the level of success that businesses operating in this industry may attain. Although this is a sensitive field that some investors have not taken full consideration to invest in, one may note that there are several businesses that have already established ways to facilitate homeschooling. Through the use of modern technologies parents and teachers have had the chance to communicate and share some ideas meant to improve the outcome for the learners. Sunrise Homeschooling, Calvert Homeschool, K 12 homeschool and Bridgewater are some of the popular programs that have been considered in offering homeschooling to learners across different parts. In addition to this Facetime and Zoom are technological products that have need designed in waysthat they allow communication between users in real time. Through the use of the available technology, learners have been able to communicate with their peers, teachers and other learners, thus sharing any necessary information about their studies and some of the practices they believe to positively influence their outcome. The presence of the above mentioned competitors has had a key impact on this industry by setting the pace for other investors to make an improvement in their means of facilitating homeschooling.SmartLearner has been designed such that it solves the current challenges associated with the traditional learning system as well as meeting some of the areas that the homeschooling programs has not fully addressed. One of the ways that this technology is different and deals with all challenges not met by the current programs is that it allows the learners to make confirmation from their peers and teachers without interrupting with the normal programs. As opposed to the current technology where a learner’s actions may cause disruption to the other learners, this the creation of this program has been designed such that all learners have the chance to ask questions and make comment to their instructors without interfering with the normal learning. SmartLearner Homeschooling technology program further differs from the other homeschooling programs in that it is in a mission to drive the future with technological related innovations that offers a comprehensive virtual school that enhances individual responsibility. Compared to the other technologies and programs that combines homeschooling with some aspects of the traditional schoolingapproaches, this is an important technology that has embraced the future and seeks to improve the general attitude of the community towards homeschooling by showing to them that this is achievable. When introducing a system that may seem to contradict what some people may believe in and that allows them to view everything in a different perspective, cost is an important element that needs to be considered. The provision of the homeschooling technology at an affordable cost has assisted in changing the attitude that some people had concerning homeschooling and the means used to make it asuccess. Compared to the other technologies that have not considered the financial position of the intended users, the SmartLearner technology is offered as lower prices that economic friendly to high, middle and low income earners. In homeschooling, the parents takes the role of the teacher. When the teachers are absent, it is the parents of the home learners who have the sole responsibility to teach the learners and offer them with
the needed skills. As compared to the other technologies and programs this is an exceptional program inwhich the parents does not have teaching skills in order to teach their children at home. Although the enhancement of teaching skills among the parents and learners is essential to ensure that all the teachings offered to the home learners meets all the requirements this technology has been designed such that the coordination between learners and their instructors enables them to get the needed skills.This technology is further different from the other existing products in the market since it imitates the teaching approaches and skills. Though the main intention of using this as an approach that replaces the traditional education system, one may argue that by imitating the normal teaching approaches, it ensures that all the learners have their needs addressed in the most convenient way. This differs from the existing tools used in this objective since it facilitates the provision of the needed knowledge as well as skills that may enable the learners to make the right decisions.Homeschooling differs from the traditional education system in that it does not encourage socialization between learners and other members of the community as well as the fellow learners. This is because a learner who uses homeschooling as the only way to seek and obtain education is usually confined to their homes where they only interact with their parents and other family members. The introduction of this technology for supporting homeschooling is an improvement to the current programs and systems since it allows the learners and their parents to communicate with other peers from different areas. Thisway, their social life is positively improved. Additionally, this system is designed and installed with social network tools that allows one to connect with these around them compared to the other available technologies that seek to address homeschooling.