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Remote
Learning
Digital education for adults panders to emerging demographics.
Trend
What is the Remote Learning trend?
Remote Learning: Adults looking to gain new certification or simply learn something new have limited options regarding digital education. A new wave of remote learning initiatives that incorporate usability and gamification can be observed as a result. These new online learning systems cater to emerging demographics, such as millennials or Hispanics who are accustomed to mobile use, seeking education.
Trend themes
Themes within the Remote Learning trend
Three behaviours holding the trend togetherRemote Learning
Online learning systems that incorporate usability and gamification can cater to emerging demographics such as millennials or Hispanics who are accustomed to mobile use and seeking education.
Competency-based Training
By providing 24/7 access to virtual classrooms and teachers, it is becoming easier to measure a student's learned skills and appeal to alternative learning styles.
Mobile Learning Apps
Educational apps with interactive mini quizzes can offer convenient and accessible methods for people to learn new coding skills on their smartphones.
Industry implications
What the Remote Learning trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookOnline Education
Online-only universities and educational apps are disrupting traditional brick-and-mortar schools by providing convenient, flexible, and accessible methods for students to learn.
Language Learning
Online institutions and apps that offer Spanish instruction and gamified language learning programs are disrupting traditional language schools and creating opportunities for people to learn a new language from home.
Wine Education
Online video-based programs and tutorials are disrupting traditional wine schools by providing accessible, convenient, and easily digestible wine knowledge to consumers in the digital age.
Workshop question
How could you utilize your brand's website or other digital platforms to educate your customers about your products/services or the history of your brand?
Trend signals
Trend signals for Remote Learning
Trend score 2.5 out of 10, from popularity 42%, activity 26%, freshness 8%.
- Gen Alpha (not a primary audience)
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Evidence
Examples of the Remote Learning trend
5 featured examples from Jun 10 to Sep 7, 2015Spanish Online Colleges
The International Hispanic Online University Offers Spanish Instruction
International online universities represent a significant opportunity for educators to expand their reach beyond geographic and language barriers using remote teaching methods.
Educational Coding Apps
Lrn Teaches You to Code on Your Smartphone With Interactive Mini Quizzes
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create educational technology tools that support remote learning and mobile education.
Online Hispanic Universities
UTEL is the First Online-Only University in Mexico
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Establish online-only universities to cater to students who require flexible study options.
Free Education Apps
'Konnektid' is an Educational App to Help People Learn New Skills
Konnektid disrupts traditional educational models by creating a peer-to-peer education system that allows for personalized and experiential learning opportunities.
Online Wine Schools
The WineTutor.tv Allows Users to Learn About Wine in Their Own Homes
The wine education industry can leverage online platforms to provide convenient and accessible wine education to a wider audience.