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In a world where knowledge and technology evolve rapidly, the ability to continually update our skills and knowledge is crucial to staying competitive in the job market and adapting to new challenges. Continuous learning has become a fundamental pillar for teachers in an era of accelerated change, in an ever-evolving educational world. Experts agree that adaptability is crucial for professional survival. Additionally, 79% indicate that what they learned at university is sufficient for practicing the profession, but they find it necessary to update themselves and receive ongoing training (Educo Barometer, The Teacher in Spain 2023. Fundación SM).
Continuous professional development not only improves teaching skills and increases job opportunities but also enables educators to respond effectively to the new needs of an increasingly demanding and diverse student body. It fosters innovation in the classroom and educational leadership, turning teachers into agents of change within their institutions. This increases their differentiation in an increasingly competitive market with declining birth rates, leading to greater competition among educational institutions.
In short, in an environment with so much volatility and uncertainty, Odilo provides an agile, facilitating, and comprehensive response in a competitive environment crucial for developing a more just and humane society.
ODILO: A Comprehensive Solution in Key Aspects of Teacher Training
According to various studies, including those conducted by the OECD and the Educo Barometer, the biggest barriers teachers face are access, relevance, impact, and recognition. Let’s look at their solutions.
Access and Facilitation of Training
Access to training is crucial for teachers, as 44% estimate that they do not have enough time for training due to administrative burdens and class preparation. Therefore, ODILO facilitates frictionless learning tailored to teachers’ needs, offering multiple learning formats suited to preferred learning methods such as reading, audio, video, etc. It doesn’t matter how; ODILO adapts to everyone and their modes: in-person, remote, hybrid, or at their own pace.
However, it’s not just about content access; technology partners with ODILO’s unlimited learning, offering a 100% secure environment (high ENP security), with a user-friendly interface enhanced by artificial intelligence where content finds you. ODILO’s solutions overcome the dispersion of knowledge across multiple platforms within a single, Unlimited Learning Ecosystem.
Relevance and Impact of Training
The relevance of training is key to increasing access, motivation, and improving educational quality. In this regard, ODILO offers quality content endorsed by leading educational publishers, at the forefront of innovation and educational quality, and of high academic relevance. As for the impact of this instruction, it is enhanced by training based on active methodologies and reflection, facilitating change in the immediate environment of the teacher.
It also provides an unlimited learning ecosystem where teachers with greater initiative and knowledge can share their expertise easily in one place. ODILO’s agility in creating training courses, thanks to artificial intelligence, also facilitates this.
Recognition of Acquired Knowledge
Finally, recognition is the engine that closes this cycle of innovation in ODILO, through the acknowledgment of each and every training action, ensuring motivation and visibility of their effort. It recognizes their curiosity and inquiry into topics beyond courses and paths, extending to their involvement in training colleagues and curiosity about other research topics through videos, books, audios, etc.
This is possible thanks to technology that reflects in data the activities of teachers, creators, and trainers. This provides institutions with the ability to track the professional progression and development of all their teachers, offering data and evidence of their training actions and allowing them to make well-informed, data-driven decisions.
But, is this enough?
Actually, no. Breaking the barriers of teacher training is not enough; it is necessary to go further, providing users with features that encourage learning, such as group dynamization, gamification of training, etc.
However, the institution should never be alone; it should receive support in the change, offering more than training to the involved agents, but also a consultancy service that responds to and engages with the institution’s objectives.
Therefore, ODILO is more than an innovative technological solution; it seeks the success of teacher training processes for quality and innovation in education. It is the change towards educational success.