El gusto por el uso de las tecnologías digitales ha sido una característica propia de las generaciones más jóvenes, que ven internet, en general, y las redes sociales y las tecnologías móviles, en particular, como su hábitat natural de actuación. Sus relaciones sociales se organizan de forma autónoma en diferentes grupos, donde comparten una narrativa digital a través de TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp, etc.

La población adolescente desarrolla sus estrategias virtuales de compartir, resolver problemas, desarrollar tareas, construir colaborativamente el conocimiento y potenciar canales de comunicación dinámicos. Asimismo, la adolescencia manifiesta abiertamente una tendencia hacia el aprendizaje informal en las redes sociales, que los convierte en sujetos interactuantes, despiertos y socialmente digitales.

We’ve all heard the saying that kids are like sponges, soaking up every new bit of information thrown at them. In fact, the average two-year-old has roughly twice as many synapses (the points where neurons communicate with each other) as the average adult. However, adults’ capacity to learn shouldn’t be discounted. Despite the lack of idioms about adult learning, neuroscience studies have shown that neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to change and grow, lasts throughout the human lifespan.

Of course, the ability of the brain to learn and retain new things does slow down a bit with age, but there are ways to create learning plans that can help make up for this. Neuroscientific studies can provide us with some insight into the best ways to create an effective learning environment for learners of any age.

The eLearning industry has seen plenty of developments since the origin of the concept. From referring to YouTube videos to entirely virtual classes, the eLearning sector has been evolving. However, the development of the eLearning sector has also been impacted by many outside factors, such as making learning more accessible even for students in remote areas, keeping studies going even during a global pandemic like COVID-19, and providing working professionals flexibility and freedom from classrooms among others. In this article, we are going to throw some light on a few influential eLearning trends that we are witnessing and might witness until the end of 2022. If you find the topic intriguing, wait until you hear more about these trends. So, without further ado, let’s dive right into the details.