Hemant Mahajan, Author at Academia ERP

Why is campus modernization important for colleges?

Posted on December 2, 2019July 16, 2025 by Hemant Mahajan

Let’s be honest here. The challenge that you faced before COVID-19 have become more prominent now, and there is a whole new list of challenges that are knocking on your doorsteps to devour a large chunk of your business.

It is not just you, almost all educational organizations are facing similar problems and there is only one way to save your business – shed the old ways and transform your college.

Modernization is an impending need of the time, and you should be happy that the market is full of modern solutions such as college/campus management software. These advanced software solutions are highly efficient and feature-rich ERP suites that come with all the functionality you need for your business.

This includes – student discovery, applications, admissions, enrollment, fees, student performance, resource management and so much more. It is a robust and secure solution to optimize the internal and external working of your college while bringing automation to the processes. With a college management system, you can be benefitted in the following ways:

Improved admission rate

One of the biggest benefits of choosing a campus management system is the advanced admission module. The module allows you to design your campaign and generate online admission applications from interested prospects. Also, follow-ups and lead management become very easy. You can also digitally evaluate applicants and approve their admission.

Better teacher performance

Campus management software offers advanced analytics on student performance, engagement, and activities. This allows you to map the efforts of the faculty with the results and have more scope in improving teacher performance.

Reduced manual tasks

Manual tasks are prone to errors and consume a lot of time. Most of all, in a college there are hundreds of operations that are done on a daily basis and become a burden on your employees. For improved productivity and efficiency, you can choose a college management system and reduce the workload on your employees drastically. With process automation, you would also record unmatched best accuracy in data management and operations.

Elimination of Paper-based tasks

Go paperless with college management software and reduce your operational cost by up to 25%. Stationary cost is one of the biggest in the education industry with a digital solution you can completely run the college on a digital platform and reduce the paperwork down to a minimum.

Fee management

There are hundreds of transactions happening online through cards, UPI, net banking, and other sources. For colleges, it becomes very difficult to track each transaction and properly file it. With an integrated 3rd party payment gateway, an advanced campus management software would automatically track each transaction and manage the receipts. With add-ons such as timely reminders, real-time data updates, and more, you can completely eliminate data discrepancies and mismanagement from the fees & finance department.

Join the ‘smart’ club

Showing a digital-first approach in the market makes you a more viable choice for the tech-savvy generation. Since students are becoming more and more familiar with technology tools and apps, they would like to see colleges that show the same futurism and have adopted smart solutions to manage colleges and other operations.

Better resource management

Resource management is important more than ever. Across the globe, funding and investments in the education sector have dipped and hence have impacted the quality of education and resource accessibility. To avoid it happening to you, use college management software for improved resource planning, management, and reports & analytics.

Way forward

These were some of the amazing benefits of modernizing your college with advanced educational technology. If you wish all this to be yours, you can choose Academia ERP solution, an advanced college management platform for all your needs. Drop us a message here.

5 Tips for Cloud Implementation in Higher Education Institutes

Posted on November 27, 2019July 16, 2025 by Hemant Mahajan

Shifting to a digital solution from on-premise software or from manual management; can seem a difficult switch at first for any educational institution. Education leaders and IT staff look for the solution that can minimize their workload and not make it complex with difficult to learn technology.

Whatever your reasons are to transform your institute digitally, it is always good to have some tips, information, and details that can guide you to make a well-informed decision.

In this article, you will know about the various aspects an ed-leader should consider before choosing a cloud-based management solution.

Configurability & scalability: Before choosing a cloud solution, it is important to check if it is configurable according to the needs of your institute and is it scalable to manage the increasing number of students in the future.

Cost-benefit analysis: Cost vs benefit analysis is no doubt an important factor before shifting to any new technology. The main objective is to do more with fewer resources and ensure cost-saving.

A good budget analysis is checking if investing in the software profitable in the long run, where and how you will be able to manage cost-saving and by what percentage it can benefit you.

Academia cloud-based solutions increase cost saving by upto 22%.

Communication: Better communication leads to better management.

There are cloud solutions that smoothen communication among stakeholders via multiple ways i.e. SMS/Email notification, messengers, mobile app, etc for better decisions and faster results.

Look for these features and check how it can help your institute on micro and macro levels.

Multi-user Accessibility: Single-user information access can make workflow complicated. If the respective user has access to relevant information, he/she can share it accordingly and it’ll also help him/her to stay updated.

This technology offers a feature by which you can give access to everyone with the privilege to see only limited and relevant information.

Proper Training for staff: Implementing technology without introducing it to your staff will only make it difficult to use and will serve no purpose whatsoever.

Staff and teachers might find it difficult to adjust to the change in IT. It becomes important to educate the staff about the opportunity with training and skill development for a move to the cloud.

Understand the needs of your institute

It is possible that you might end up buying a solution that is not serving a purpose as you skipped checking its feature details. Therefore it is important that you understand the exact need of your institute, and your reason for undergoing a digital transformation in management.

Bottom line

The cloud solution is the future of higher education. Institutes have already started using it for admissions, fees, student record management, course, examinations, etc. But following your peer blindly is not the solution. If you are shifting to a smart solution for your institute, you need to make a smart analysis before investing in it. Do use the above-mentioned 5 tips in your search for cloud-tech.

Academia ERP is a cloud-based solution to manage the complete student life cycle that ensures cost-saving, increases efficiency and enables 360° transformation in higher education. Know more with a free demo now.

Benefits of Academia Institute Management: Module Guide 101

Posted on November 21, 2019July 16, 2025 by Hemant Mahajan

A smart way to accelerate academic operations and introduce efficiency is by shifting to automation. A good education ERP not only offers 360-degree automation but also brings about a digital transformation in the institute ensuring a competitive edge.

With 20+ modules and configurable features, Academia by Serosoft is an award-winning college management system that is helping thousands of educators and students across 10 countries.

These series outline in detail the key modules offered by Academia that effectively automate the administrative processes in an institution.

Campus Setup

This feature particularly manages the setup and information related to the college administration. The module can create as well as simultaneously manage several academic departments. Being customizable, it’s terminologies, underlying features and labels can be changed or modified based on the institute’s needs. In the case of institutions managing several campuses, the campus setup can also efficiently separate set of terminologies for each one of them.

Additionally, the module also configures and maps biometric device details for its various classes, labs and program rooms. One of the most notable features is the provision offered to download documents in bulk for applicants, students as well as the faculty.

It is capable of controlling the entire campus management process on a single platform. Academia also provides mobile applications for students and a responsive faculty portal for teachers to manage their tasks via mobile/tablet.

Pre-admission/Admission Management

As the name suggests, this module primarily creates and manages admission applications for the institution. It lets students apply through the online application form facility on the institute’s website along with managing the application form sale and generating an offer letter.

A major manual task that this module digitizes is converting inquiries into applications and applications into admissions. All of this while storing precise information and records of every student registration. It also comes with a feature to create and manage various enquiry and application reports. Some of them include statistical reports for applications & admissions including target achieved, conversion percentage and YOY increase. Pre-admission and admission management module also generates a detailed report of applicants at each stage of the process with their respective statuses and ranks.

In a nutshell, this module manages all aspects surrounding admissions including campaigns, registrations, online forms, and inquiries. The online application portal helps parents and students with numerous queries related to the processes and relieves the prospective students from multiple inquiry visits to the college.

Program & Course Management

One of the most vital modules for any institution, this one creates and manages the plethora of programs & courses offered by different departments in a college. Managing them includes defining the credits, hours and sections for the programs as well as setting up limits for programs being offered within a semester. It also maps programs & courses with respect to the sessions, i.e. programs offered within a session and with respect to courses, i.e programs offered within a course.

A program & course management module offers features to define student advisors and program coordinators. It also lays out the period name and underlying terms according to the specific duration, reporting cycle and program intake of an academic year.

Its features simplify, centralize and organize the management system. With a single database system and integration of departments, it allows information to flow seamlessly. This lets decision-makers to monitor, control processes and efficiently manage with 24*7 access to data.

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5 reasons for student attrition and how to address it

Posted on November 13, 2019July 16, 2025 by Hemant Mahajan

Whether it’s a college, a schools or a training centre, there are some very common triggers that lead to students dropping out of institutions. Most of these issues can come from a personal space or from the educational system itself. If these issues are not addressed properly by campus management at the right time, they can decrease student retention and greatly affect overall educational efforts of the institution.

Here are some stats related to the issue:

In the USA around 1.2 million students dropout of high school annually, where the graduation rank is 19th globally. In India, out of 100 students only 70 students reach senior secondary. The enrollment rate in India is 23%, in the USA 87%, and 39% in the UK.

The reason for dropout and low student retention in institutions are many, but there are some major issues that should be addressed as soon as possible.

Financial problems

It is one of the primary reasons for student attrition. Not being able to afford the cost of higher education or degree, family’s week financial status, the burden of responsibilities, etc. are the reasons that make students leave college and go for a job.

One grave challenge in this scenario is the student loan. In America student loan is one of the major causes of concern. According to a study by Margertia McNealin, in the US, over 40% of students borrowers are not able to pay their loans and that results in pushing them out of school.

Less quality time with educators

The low student-teacher ratio, especially in higher education is a prevalent problem in India. The current ratio is 24:1, lower than Brazil, China, Canada and Russia.

If students do not get proper guidance & counseling by educators, they may be unable to share and express their problems, leading to disinterest and eventually leaving the school.

For all levels of educational institutes, teacher-student quality time is very important. It helps teachers to understand students, his/her weaknesses and strengths, the reason behind the performance, his/her expectations from the institute, etc. It also helps students understand themselves better.

De-motivating institute environment

Lack of student-engagement activity, carelessness towards student attendance, outdated syllabus, orthodox teaching methods are some of the examples which lead to a demotivating institute environment.

Boredom’ is one reason students leave classes and eventually institutes.

According to a study by GradNation.org that surveyed the top reasons for dropping school, some of them show a significant trend from the classroom environment:

No one cared if I attended.
Teacher and school problems.
School environment

Poor administrative management

Institute management plays an important role in students’ academic journey. Ease of documentation processes, on-time access to information, better connectivity between management and students brings a positive perspective towards the institute.

However, slow document processing, miss-communication between students and staff, loss of data, etc. are still ongoing problems in this sector.

Lack of student support

Student support is an important factor that parents and students often skip checking during admissions, and institutes also do not give much emphasis on.

Higher studies are tough and along with other reasons, poor student support and de-personalized learning are also responsible for high dropout rates.

What are the measures to minimize student attrition from institutions?

If institutes can address and resolve the above-mentioned issues on time, it can impact positively on student retention and decrease drop out rates. For example, institutes can maintain a positive environment for students, schedule appropriate sessions for a student-teacher engagement, introduce proper administrative management, etc.

Online learning is leading to a decentralized education system with 24*7 access to educators & other resources. It is becoming a major trend in the education sector as it offers cheaper yet better access to books i.e. e-books, and cloud solutions to store academic data.

Also, institutes can take the help of technologies for a better institute management system, that can surely improve academic operations, increase teacher involvement, and ensure student success.

Check out technology trends in the education sector and learn how a college management system can benefit an institution.

6 Major Challenges faced by Educational Institutions and how Academia ERP can help

Posted on November 6, 2019July 11, 2025 by Hemant Mahajan

There are thousands of operations that govern the management of your institute on an everyday basis. Needless to say, they all happen at the same time, and at times you would wish you had at least 10 heads to keep a track of everything that is happening around in your institute.

Meanwhile, your metamorphosis is an impossible thing, let’s focus on transforming the way your institute functions. Yes, we are talking about digital transformation.

Digital transformation is highly demanded in the education sector. The education industry around the world is undergoing some major challenges, and there is no other option but to go digital and take on these challenges.

Here are 6 major challenges that are faced by education institutes, and how Academia Education ERP / Student Information Management System can help:

Automate Student Registration & Admission Process

Admission phase is one of the most mismanaged aspects of any education institute that is doing it manually. Let’s be practical, you are asking a bunch of people from your staff to manage thousands of enquiries and applications, and that too in a short time.

The dull and repetitive procedure thus can easily to automated with Academia ERP. The product comes with pre-admission and admission execution features to make enquiry management easy for your institute and handhold every applicant to become a student in your institute. Not only, the product optimizes the process but also provides you with data analytics with predictive qualities to ensure you are choosing the right applicants that would be well fit in your culture and curriculum.

Curriculum Management

It is an every-year activity and can take days. You are well aware of the hassles of designing the right curriculum. And if you have tens of courses and programs running in your institute, you can say goodbye to a whole month of your life.

With Academia ERP, you can manage your curriculum better and allow easy structuring of the course components. For every subject, every chapter, lesson, and resource material you would be surprised how easy your life would become after you implement Academia ERP.

Productive Classroom Management

Lesson planning, student attendance, student engagement, student performance management and analysis, and so many other things. Just percolating knowledge is not the end of your responsibilities.

Having said this, you need a well-designed product that fits well in your academic structure to perform all these tasks. You need to free up your teachers to focus on the primary goal of providing quality education and focus on their performance improvement and leave the other ad-hoc tasks to the software. Guess what is the solution for this – Academia ERP.

Better parent-teacher association

If you wait for months to interact with the parents of your students you need an ERP solution right away. The world is moving towards omnichannel communication and people expect to stay in touch with these digital communication tools on the go.

Also, parents are demanding a larger share in their ward’s academic life. You need a solution such as Academia ERP to keep in touch with the parents of the students and provide them detailed reports on a regular basis about their ward’s participation in academic and non-academic activities.

Hassle-free finance management

Keeping track of fee payments, sending payment reminders to students and parents, payment collection, updating records, managing & sharing the receipts with the payer, and resending frequent reminders to the students that have not paid are some of the most tiresome duties for your administrative staff. Also, consolidating data to prepare financial reports and tax operations may become a hassle.

For streamlining all the finance-related activities you get a fee and finance module in the Academia ERP software that automates the task and tracks each transaction to keep a record for digital management of receipts – eliminating mismanagement completely. Also, the software sends system-generated reminders through various modes of communication. The system has in-built financial reports that allow you to consolidate data easily and generate reports faster for compliance activities.

Resource Management

Resource management is the primary goal of any ERP solution. For an admin to keep track of all the resources such as inventory, hostel, mess, library, and more it becomes time-consuming. Also, the process is prone to delays and errors. To eliminate even the slightest tracking mistakes you can opt for Academia ERP. It is one of the best tools that come with a full-fledged resource management toolkit and allows easy tracking of various types of resources.

Wrapping Up

Aside from dealing with the major challenges mentioned in the blog, the Academia ERP software assists you in the better management of your institute. It has multi-center capabilities and is a perfect enterprise-level solution for the chain of institutes as well. The product is built to streamline some of the most complex operations in an institute like — admissions, examinations, attendance management, student data management, student lifecycle management, student performance management, and more. To learn more about these features, request a live demo today.

How can Power BI Dashboard help Higher Education?

Posted on November 1, 2019July 16, 2025 by Hemant Mahajan

Almost all organizations generate a significant amount of data on a daily basis. To keep the record and create an effective mechanism for analysis is difficult if done manually. Power BI or Business Intelligence (BI) is a tool and a smart method that companies apply for representing data in a readable format. This approach simplifies analysis and improves the efficiency of the organization.

Educational institutions generally use the Power BI tool in a Student Information System. The tool is integrated into the system that is represented with a separate module for data analysis.

Here is how Power BI dashboards help in higher education:

Data-driven Decisions

With the higher education dashboard, the administrator can easily track state-wise admission and fees collection, class-wise student strength, examination results, attendance, etc. This helps them in strategic planning to get better output from different departments thereby helps them to make more informed and data-driven decisions.

Simplified Understanding of Data with Data-Drilling feature

This is a feature that helps educators locate very specific data. Suppose you need to find the data of fees paid by a student or the frequency of fee submission, without scrolling through the entire data of fee reports, you can easily get the targeted information with the drill-down functionality.

It allows complete information of a particular student which can include academic progress, invoices, medical history, and other information. In addition to the dashboard features such as filtering and sorting, it enables organizing data for better understanding.

Simplified Analytics for Administration staff

With the help of Power BI dashboard admin staff/ teachers do not have to spend time on the intricacies of data analysis. It transforms complex data from the departments into a simplified visual format so that anyone can comprehend it and make a judgment accordingly. Student performance, their results, marks, attendance, working days of college, fee records, etc. are easily understandable with the help of this tool.

Conclusion

Features of Power BI dashboards are indispensable tools not only for larger higher educational institutions such as universities or groups of institutes but also helpful for smaller colleges and education academies.

BI dashboard can provide significant benefits to any institution that analyzes considerable amounts of data daily. Here are its key features:

Improves administrative management
Reduces paperwork thereby saving costs
Decreases turnaround time leading to faster management
Improves analytics that helps in better student recruitment
Enables a better understanding of student behavior and academic progress

A well-designed system can give you a quick overview containing the major indicators. You can also use the drill down or search feature to get more detailed and specific information related to a particular student/class/course/year etc. According to the needs of a specific user, there can be dashboards providing different types of data.

Know how Academia SIS dashboard reporting can help your institute take data-driven decisions. Get a free demo now!

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Top 5 modules that help in automating College Management

Posted on October 25, 2019July 16, 2025 by Hemant Mahajan

For any college to make a mark in the education space, a strong support system is of utmost importance. While an institution forges towards educational advancement, there is a range of other responsibilities that need equal attention. Spanning from student data management to logistics support and even daily assessments, college administration is indeed an arduous process.

A smart way to accelerate these tasks and introduce efficiency is by shifting to automation. A good education ERP not only offers 360-degree automation but also brings about a digital transformation in the institute ensuring a competitive edge.

Academia College Management System offers 20+ modules along with other configurable features. Here are the top modules that effectively automate the administrative processes in an institution.

Admissions

This module manages all aspects surrounding admissions including campaigns, registrations, online forms, and enquiries. The online application portal helps parents and students with numerous queries related to the processes and relieves the prospective students from multiple enquiry visits to the college.

The higher education system at times has additional steps within the selection process for college admissions which makes it even more complicated. With the help of a student information system, all of these can be integrated in a single module, making the process easier and simpler.

Attendance and Leaves

Daily class attendance conducted manually, is often a time-consuming task for the faculty and demands a significant amount of their already limited teaching hours. Academia College Management System automates this with RFID and biometric integration to track the attendance records of the students & even faculty using web & mobile devices. This also helps generate different reports related to attendance & leaves for a clearer record and analysis. The feature also allows online leave applications with automated leave processing for both students as well as the college staff.

Dashboard & Reports

One of the main advantages of automation is that it aids in better and quicker decision-making. For instance, it helps track the progress of the college and generate reports in a single click leading to faster conclusions.

An Education ERP also has features that give complete financial control, help with collated reports of the college activities and generate multiple reports on tasks such as attendance, leave, timetable, exam results, fee collection & dues, etc.

All of this helps in institution plan and strategize better on the educational as well as administrative fronts.

Fee Management

A fee management feature can set up the complete fee structure for an institution according to student categories, courses, service requirements, etc. The system also has provisions for alert notifications on late payments, fines and can send messages via SMS or email regarding the due date for payments.

An education ERP solution also provides customized invoice/ bill generation where you can make changes according to your needs and download records in pdf or excel format in bulk.

With a fee management system, you have the power to digitally control and automate the finances of your institute. You can access documents from other departments and view and generate reports from the financial database.

Inventory Management

Implementing college management software in your institute also lets you digitally control every minute detail associated with hostels and logistics. You can monitor the inventory related to the physical design of your hostel like no. of rooms, floors, beds, etc. With biometric integration, you can manage the hostel’s in/out records. With GPS integration you can keep a track of the location of the school/college vehicle. All of this saves a significant time that manual entries demand on a day-to-day basis

With all these and more, Academia College Management System is one of the leading ERP solutions for your college, offering a complete digital transformation through automation. Check out more from our experts with a free demo now!

Serosoft cited in the 2019 Gartner Market Guide for Higher Education Student Information Systems

Posted on October 22, 2019July 11, 2025 by Hemant Mahajan

We are very happy to announce that we are in Gartner 2019, May Market Guide for Higher Education Student Information System.

Gartner is a technological research and consulting firm that is based out of Stamford, Connecticut. It is known for conducting research on technology and sharing useful insights with people through its extensive reports — guiding buyers in their course of finding the right technology solutions. It is a private consulting firm that also holds executive programs and conferences.

So, when Academia ERP made it into the May 2019 Gartner Report, we could not hold our excitement. The report was – Market Guide for Higher Education Student Information System. It included factors that are a driving force for the faster adoption of Student Information Systems.

The report included factors like the SIS market is evolving vendors pursuing strategies to update legacy and new emerging offerings. CIOs must communicate to institution leaders that moving to configurable solutions requires understanding new business processes and commitment to optimization or digital transformation.

The research includes a list of representative vendors and states, with two types of SIS solution offerings:

Diminishing on-premises solutions
Aspiring cloud/SaaS offerings

While many SIS vendors continue to offer legacy and emerging cloud/SaaS solutions, cloud offerings continue to be the most attractive option for institutions looking to modernize.

Why do we believe we were cited in the research?

Academia SIS is a solution for higher education institutions that automates the complete student life cycle and facilitates activities for students, faculty, staff, and parents. It offers more than 20 modules to address the complete administrative processes.

This highly configurable solution covers core student life cycle processes, including

Admission Management
Enquiry Management
Selection Process
Program & Course Enrollment
Exams & Evaluation Management
Student Management
Time-table & Class Management

It can also effectively manage non-core and extracurricular activities such as

Events
Hostels
Transport
Positive & negative incidents records
Placements

Academia SIS has many more features to fulfill the key objectives of the institute management. It is a scalable, flexible, and accountable solution that works for all types from institutes – the K-12 school system to higher education including colleges, universities, and groups of institutes.

The cloud-based solution is the future of education management

Automation of educational institutions through the Student Information System is becoming an increasingly favored practice and it is expected to expand further in the coming future.

The SIS market with cloud computing is the future of academic management. With the continuous advancement in technology, it is becoming more student-centric, highly configurable, and more efficient in integrating processes, eventually ensuring student success.

Change your methodology of manual management and shift to automation. Streamline & align academic operations and ensure your institute’s success. Know more with a FREE demo now!

What Makes College Management System Software Beneficial for Institutes?

Posted on October 18, 2019July 16, 2025 by Hemant Mahajan

Higher education is no longer confined to the four walls of a classroom. It is moving beyond the limitations of time and geographical boundaries. Along with students, institutions are also advancing on various fronts. They have empowered themselves with advanced technologies, the latest software, superior facilities and so on to attract more and more students and increase retention rates.

With the advent of the digital revolution, the higher education sector is rapidly advancing and exploring newer realms. Nowadays, institutions are increasingly installing college management software to handle all administrative processes digitally. From admission campaigns to course completion and even placement management is handled through this digital solution.

What is a College Management System software?

It is an enterprise resource planning software that comes with SaaS(cloud-based ) or on-premise or hybrid technology. It is a feature-rich solution to manage college administration processes. It consists of multiple modules that efficiently take care of various departments in the institution. This comprehensive suite is built on cutting-edge technology streamlines the complete student life-cycle.

Here are the modules that Academia College ERP offers:

Campus Setup
Program Management
Admission Management
Course Management
Academic Registration
Time Table Management
Front Desk Management
Exam Management
Fee Management
HR Management

What are the major benefits of college management system software?

In layman terms, it simplifies, centralizes and organizes the management system. With a single database system and integration of department and makes the seamless information flow. It allows decision-makers and admin staff to monitor, control processes and assist in record management with 24*7 access to data.

Here are the key benefits of college ERP

Apt Workflow

With a smooth departmental connection and a single database, staff members can exchange information in real-time. It reduces the delay in departmental work and makes it faster. Automation of these processes leads to efficient and productive management. This software helps students to view their updates, faculty members to manage their timetable, calendar, and schedule lectures, and administrative staff to keep a track of all processes.

Excellent Control

Record management in higher education is a complex process. Since it has multiple courses, programs and thousands of students, it is very challenging to keep every single piece of information handy. With cutting-edge technology, diverse reporting and flexible configuration; the college management system makes it very smooth and simple to manage endless records. And, anyone in the higher power such as registrar, dean or director can track the administrative process anytime he or she wants to and that too with detailed reporting.

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B-learning – Best of Traditional and Modern Education

Posted on October 10, 2019July 16, 2025 by Hemant Mahajan

Spare a minute to ponder the presence of technology in our lives and you will find that almost everything is connected to the digital world; directly or indirectly. Millennials and Gen-Zs can’t imagine their world without the internet. Not only does it involve their social lives but it also encapsulates their personal growth, learning, and education.

As much as online learning is fast becoming a source of learning and knowledge, we can’t ignore the importance of the physical presence of a teacher in a student’s life. Therefore instead of shifting completely to e-learning, there is a midway and a better option known as b-learning.

What is b-learning?

B-learning also is known as Blended Learning is the combination of online and offline education. It is a mixture of face-to-face interaction learning methods along with digital courses. Therefore, it is also called hybrid learning, technology-mediated instruction, web-enhanced instruction, and mixed-mode instruction.

Blended learning came into existence with the importance of computers and the internet. Since they play a very crucial part in educational institutions and student engagement increases with them, institutions and educators are inclined towards blended learning methods. The idea is to get the right mix of the traditional methods and the digitally advanced ones.

What are the advantages of b-learning?

Personalized learning, the democratization of education and lesser expenses, are some of the benefits for students and educators of b-learning.

Let’s look at some of the major advantages.

It is more effective

Online learning with the guidance of teachers is the perfect approach for today’s generation. It increases student engagement and makes them independent to search for topics and gains updated information on their own. This also lets teachers focus more on attending to students for their individual queries.

It bridges the gap between teachers and students

Where traditional methods of education end with the last bell of the school, blended learning expands the timeline of teaching. With online platforms such as student information system which provides exclusive portals to connect teachers and students, it not only increases the communication between students and teachers but also ensures student satisfaction.

With e-platforms offering video tutorials and online communities to gain knowledge and discuss topics, are ending the geographical barrier of education. They facilitate a collaborative learning experience.

It reduces the educational expenses

Blended learning can minimize academic expenses at certain levels. Although it is debatable among some educators and education leaders, it has indeed shown cost-saving in many places. With the b-learning approach, it is possible to replace several text-books with electronic device reading. E-textbooks are not only accessible to anyone anytime but also save on the management cost.

There are software solutions in blended learning methods that can automatically fetch student data and store it in the server. This saves time in entering data manually and saves paper costs for maintaining records as well.

Why is it important?

The 21st century is on the verge of a digital revolution. Students are independent, comfortable, and satisfied with online learning and achieving success simultaneously. But the digital world is a pool of ample information that is enough to distract them as well. This is where the role of teachers come in. With proper guidance and with the accessibility of updated information, it helps them to utilize the students’ full potential and also improve their attitude towards learning.

Academia Student Information System is setting an example in the blended learning approach space. With learning management system integration and the inbuilt parents-teachers-students portal, it is enabling educational institutions to create a balanced environment.

Do you want to take the first step towards 21st-century education? Take a free demonstration to know more.