Numerous universities have continuously delved into emerging
technologies, adapting to the rapidly changing requisites of the 21st-century
global landscape. The advent of online courses such as MOOCs, Edx, and
Coursera, enabling worldwide student participation and learning, stands as a
tangible outcome of seamless technology integration. These open educational
resources have proven invaluable for educators and learners worldwide,
facilitating sustained engagement in teaching and learning even amidst the
challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
While the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) adopted a virtual
learning environment (VLE) technology across its constituent colleges as early
as 2008, the full exploitation of VLE's features for course instruction had not
been optimally realized, not even during the pandemic-induced circumstances.
This gap persists despite over a decade of VLE availability, as observed by Pem
et al. in 2021.
With the issuance of the Royal Kasho on Education Reform on
December 17, 2020, there is an earnest call to seamlessly integrate emerging
technologies into our education system. This beckons a concerted effort to
prioritize the assimilation of advanced technologies, encompassing artificial
intelligence (AI), augmented, virtual, and mixed reality (AR/VR/MR), the
Internet of Things (IoT), and automation within RUB colleges. By embracing
these technologies, we can elevate the quality of education and empower
graduates with the aptitude to effectively address the demands of the
contemporary job market.
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