Track: Disruptiive Technologies / Smart Technologies

Abstract

Education is the key to the quality of human life in the future and providing quality education is the main aim of institutions. However, recently, the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has transformed the mode of delivery of education in the world everywhere. Educational institutes are choosing to stay under a lockdown or have been forced to shift to virtual education. In such times, technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, X-Reality systems could play a major role in enabling education. This is a short survey paper which explores the role that technology plays in education and also showcases that a more humane attitude is needed to a technology-based world. In the end, a few challenges related to each technology have been presented, winding up with discussion and conclusion.