Md Hussin Alam, PhD. Research Fellow
Currently doing a PhD in political science at the Institute of Political Science, University of Wroclaw, Poland, focusing on the contribution of the social business model to solve social issues. He holds a MSc in international business from Canterbury Christ Church University, UK and a
BA (Hons) from the University of Sunderland,UK. He was nominated for the ECPR (European Consortium for Political Research) Rising Star Award in 2020 and was chair of the “15 and 16 International Student Conference” panels. He received twice best Ph.D. student’s rector scholarship. He was also on the organizational committee for the International Student Conference on Politics & Society in Central and Eastern Europe, Institute of Political Science, University of Wroclaw. He also scientific organizational committee for the 2 nd International Conference on Entrepreneurship, Management, Innovation, and Development- 2020 (IC-EMID 2020) online, hosted in London on 20 th December 2020. He was a panelist for the “Entrepreneurship competences” for School, Work and Life on the European Vocational Skills Week 2020 hosted by Warnborough College. He published 4 scientific articles and presented research paper more than 15 international conferences. He did scientific internship university of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He worked as a lecture at the International University of Logistic and Transport in Wroclaw, Poland. He also interviewed Nobel peace prize winner professor Muhammad Yunus twice in conjunction with his work. He is a scientific columnist for one of the oldest and most-read newspapers in Bangladesh and abroad (“The daily Ittefaq”) and is a formal scientific
moderator on the online newspaper “shikshabarta.com”. His research interests are Social Business, Social Entrepreneurship, Social enterprise, sustainable development, managing innovation in logistics, economic policy, social policy and economies.
The Role of Technology for Formal Education
The education process goes hand-in-hand with technology. We use technology for e-learning platforms, blended platforms and formal education platforms. Formal education is a structured and systematic form of learning. Formal education is usually face-to-face or on-campus education. Formal education is classroom based, meaning everything a student learns comes books and other educational materials with the sole purpose of educating students. The internet gives us options to meet around the world even though people are sitting at home. For formal education, technology is very important.
Internet-based distance education is a natural consequence of fin de siecle industrial transformations from a manufacturing economy (in which standard educational practices are based) to an information economy (in which greater autonomy, collaboration, flexibility and a project orientation to work are the norm). The Internet did not cause changes in education, but rather enabled educators to meet new demands for instructional practices and outcomes and adapt to a rapidly changing economic and social environment that was beginning to outpace the traditional ‘academy’.
This research presents a comprehensive view of the current debates surrounding formal education and blended education, Firstly, the research defining formal learning, informal learning and e-learning. Secondly, how technology can be use for formal education through harnessing the digital practices that young people engage with informally such as social networking, game-based learning, and digital making. The research will show how formal education is connected with technology.
Key words: Formal education, Technology, E-learning