Information Communication Technology in Education-I

As more and more emphasis is laid on the use of Innovation and Information Communication Technology as a powerful medium towards improvements in the field of education, Technology has become a huge enabler, for the complete Teaching-Learning process.

An article by Mr.Rajendra S. Pawar,Chairman, NIIT on 'Dreams for India' in yesterday's TOI made interesting reading.He has very steadily outlined the Govt. of India's initiatives in the field of education, followed the pace of growth of these endeavours and highlighted how they have benefitted the fabric of education at school level.

Though his article primarily highlights Technology Assisted Learning and not Technology Assisted Teaching, yet his lines..

"...revisit the role of technology in education and look at imaginative ways of using it to grapple with one of the most staggering problems that dogs elementary school in India, paucity of teachers.Through a rigorous public-private partnership, and by using Technology as the enabler, the push for universal education will get the vigour and thrust it needs..."

carry an important message.

However, with due regards to his stature and background, i would like to reiterate here, that the role of Teacher as a catalyst in the delivery of education, cannot be overlooked.Hence, in a scenario like that of India, where there are issues like population explosion, a conscious effort should be directed towards
1.Training and Recruiting more and more Teachers, and hence also creating those many new jobs and
2.Aiding the teacher through providing them with good ICT tools for the delivery of good quality education.

As public-private sectoral partnerships in this direction grow, im sure creating those many new jobs and providing breadwinners to those many additional households will also be a step in the right direction..........