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THINKING BEYOND THE FUTURE-EDTECH
In the past, education system in India was
restricted to the archaic simple classrooms with
blackboards and quarterly exams to measure
the student’s progress. Classroom sessions were
nothing more than a monologue and for most
students attending lectures was just a ritual.
Gradually the trends changed, classrooms
became more interactive. Children dared
ask questions in the class. Teachers started
promoting interactions with students and special
sessions called the “tutorials” were held regularly
for personalized attention. But in all this the
“TEACHER” was omnipresent in flesh and blood
and students believed that her presence was
their guiding light.
In all this it was learnt that “interaction” and
“personalized learning path” can help the student
learning process better. With some innovative
minds at work, personalized and anytime learning
was revamped and “EDTECH” evolved.
From a student’s perspective, EDTECH has
revolutionized the global education sector. In
developing countries like India where poverty
and over-population surpasses all other social
needs, education is important but difficult to
handle. But with Edtech, it has become easy for
the Government to reach to the masses.
Amongst the various new age technologies,
EdTech is undoubtedly the true out of the box
innovation idea. EdTech offers a plethora of
options to learn not only in terms of the content
but also in terms of the medium of instruction or
even the mode of content sharing. This combined
with easy availability of smart phones and the
Internet has given students an option to grasp
concepts which were earlier learnt or should I say
“memorized” through traditional method.
But the greatest of all the advantages is the
personalized learning solutions. Since all students
don’t have the same learning capability, one
can personalize these EdTech tools accordingly.
And above all, the student can just ask as many
questions with the fear of any disdain. Some of
the pioneers in this field who have revolutionized
the complete learning experience are Byju’s,
Khan Academy or the online tutoring solutions
from GuruQ.
With increase in Internet users, Edtech has no
geographical boundaries, and the availability
of low-cost and high-speed Internet services
EdTechhas now an unprecedented reach. While
there are still many parts in India where students
still have to travel for an hour or more to reach their
schools/colleges, EdTech has brought classroom
into one’s living room. An online classroom is not
restricted by any geography or climatic conditions
and has removed all boundaries imposed by the
traditional education system.
In a nutshell, EdTech offers parents and children
a stress-free environment to learn subjects and
upgrade their knowledge. In a changing world
India needs to move towards technology because
that is the way forward.But does this mean that
the need for human presence is now redundant
in a classroom. No, for sure but yes the online
solutions are a great way to augment the human
knowledge.
Akshat Dabas, XI-A
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