Education 4.

Industrial Revolution 4.0

(Reflection Paper)

The way Industrial Revolution 4.0 is transforming the world, technologies like the Internet of
Things (IoT), Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are impacting major industries, and in
turn, jobs. It can be considered similar to the replacement of manual jobs by machine-handled
tasks that occurred as a revolution in the 21st Century. This implies that Industry 4.0 will not
only affect industries but consequently will transform the way jobs and education will be seen.
This will result in the evolution of education 4.0.

Thus, it can be said that the fourth industrial revolution will affect the roles for which today’s
students will be prepared. This will require educational institutions to produce a workforce for
working in this technologically transformed era. Further, it will also require the current
workforce to upgrade their skills and knowledge to match these newly created job roles. For this,
a revolution in education is essential to enable people worldwide to harness the opportunities
created by the advent of these technologies.

This transformation of the education industry will make it more personalised, peer-to-peer, and a
continuous process. So, what is Education 4.0? Let us look at some pointers that can describe the
future of education:

It will cater to the need of Industry 4.0 enabling the workforce and machines to align to explore
new possibilities.

It will deploy the potential of digital technologies, open-sourced content and personalised data of
this globally connected and tech-driven world.

It will create a blueprint for the future of learning – from school-based learning to learning at the
workplace.

A few trends in this evolution of learning can be listed down as below:

Accelerate Remote Learning

Education 4.0 will enable learning anytime, anywhere as the e-learning tools and applications
will provide opportunities for remote, self-paced learning. The role of classrooms will change
wherein theoretical knowledge will be imparted outside the classroom while practical or
experiential knowledge will be imparted face-to-face.

Personalised Learning

Education 4.0 will also enable personalised learning for students depending on their capabilities.
This means that above average students will be challenged with tasks that are difficult as
compared to students who are below average. This implies that there will be individual learning
processes for each student. It will surely have a positive impact as it will enable students to learn
at their pace. This will result in a better understanding of the concepts and an overall better
result. It will also help teachers to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each student
individually and guide them accordingly.