It is no secret that the Coronavirus-19 pandemic has challenged many industries and forced institutions to compromise on taboo topics. For example, working from home became widespread in the past year, and many organizations are reforming idea’s around workspace (Berman & Riedel, 2021). One of the emerging trends during this time is the adoption of remote tools for working and education. The blending of machines and humanity is as old as inventiveness. The recent crisis created a situation that accelerated the adoption of computing technologies to support everything from education to commerce (Sharma, 2020).

 

An article by Kristen Eshleman in Emerging Technologies and Trends discusses how education continued despite school closures and commerce persisted after shuttering offices (Eshleman, 2020). The rapid adoption of communication tools such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google School helped immeasurably during transitions from brick and mortar locations to teleconference platforms.

 

Some organizations, such as Amazon, achieve phenomenal success and saw enormous growths (Kim, 2021). However, some institutions struggled with the transition. The education of school-aged children generated many conversations that report a decline in the quality of learning in the absence of teacher guidance (Choiniere, 2021). On the surface, the opportunity to work, shop, and learn from the home seems ideal, but problems persist. One way to address these concerns is with machine learning algorithms. For example, Ramsey describes the use of artificial intelligence to identify obstacles contributing to poor student engagement and success (Ramsey, 2020).

 

There are many emerging trends in the computing world, and the recent pandemic has accelerated the adoption of those technologies. Organizations rapidly adopted remote working and learning climates that lead to the development of new products and behaviors.

References

 

Berman, L., & Riedel, M. (2021). Coping with COVID. Vaccine, 39(5), 777-778. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.11.039

 

Choiniere, P. (2021). OPINION: Lost education of COVID generation of students. TCA Regional News. https://perdoceoed.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/wire-feeds/opinion-lost-education-covid-generation-students/docview/2480041614/se-2?accountid=144789

 

Eshleman, K. (2020). Learning from a Crisis: Human + MAchine. Educause Review. https://er.educause.edu/articles/2020/10/learning-from-a-crisis-human-machine

 

Kim, E. (2021). Amazon reports record quarterly profit and 40% sales growth backed by strong COVID-related demand. Business Insider. https://perdoceoed.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www-proquest-com.perdoceoed.idm.oclc.org/newspapers/amazon-reports-record-quarterly-profit-40-sales/docview/2428718526/se-2?accountid=144789

 

Ramsey, L. (2020). Improving Student Success with Machine Learning. Industry Insights. https://er.educause.edu/blogs/sponsored/2020/9/improving-student-success-with-machine-learning

 

Sharma, M. (2020). In times of Covid, work from home is new normal. The times of India (Bombay, India). https://perdoceoed.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/times-covid-work-home-is-new-normal-indore/docview/2402560836/se-2?accountid=144789