38 Predictions for Higher Ed’s Path in 2022
As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Well, it did–but it also didn’t. Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but campuses gradually welcomed students back for in-person and hybrid learning.
Many silver linings emerged, and flexible online learning options became a “must have” for more and more students. Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination.
2021 brought with it renewed calls to support the nation’s educators, who have worked tirelessly (and constantly) to support students’ varied learning needs and personal and professional obligations.
And now, we head into our third year of learning during a global pandemic. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2022.
Here’s what they had to say:
Now more than ever, the dual challenge of creating inspiring learning spaces that are especially sensitive to the health and wellbeing of their users is ever present. Material selections need to hold up against the most rigorous durability and cleanability standards. With the ever-present threat of a global pandemic, our spaces seek to bring comfort and mitigate stress. We will see this materialize through our colors and form selections. Earthy and natural tones are on the rise, supported through forms that are soft to the eye.
–Kait Paradowski, Design Director, Artaic
