Use technology to improve education

Educationists should embrace technology to bring transformational changes in schools and colleges, said noted educationist and former “Conventional method of teaching is not enough for students to fight global competition in this era. Only technological advances such as e-learning, internet, digital classrooms etc. can prepare them for the competition ahead,” said Ganguly at a workshop on the “role of technology in 21st century education” organised by Global Knowledge Network Society in cooperation with a publisher, S Chand Harcout.

It is a proven fact that technology has differentiated between weak and intelligent students world over. This system allows to focus on every student by multiple resources and methodologies to make learning process easier and better in accordance with every student’s mental aptitude, he said.

During the workshop, several teachers raised apprehensions on the introduction of technology in schools .“They were quite sceptical about the success of this new system initially. But as the day progressed they were all convinced that this new system will make our students more competitive to sustain in global environment,” said the former CBSE chairman.

This set up requires development and training of teachers besides infrastructure and finance. The educationists agree that schools and parents have a vital role in the successful utilisation of modern techniques. They have taken the responsibility of guiding the students on judicious use of modern tools to gain knowledge. He supported the grading system necessary to relieve the unnecessary burden of students.

This system requires 5-6 continuous and comprehensive evaluation in a academic year. Only the modern tools of learning, he said, guarantees the success of grading system. He necessitated the need of a unified board in the country for better promotion of technological advances in the education system. “I firmly believe that 90% of the curriculam in all state and national boards should be common to achieve desirable results in execution of national policies.


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