TECHNOLOGY ENABLED EDUCATION

Rapid acceleration in technological advancements has substantially transformed the way we learn by bridging the gap and making the world smaller and more accessible. Any and every type of information is now available at just a click of a button. It is interesting to note how the world and people have changed profoundly and changed fast which has brought a tremendous breakthrough in the way we connect, thrive and share ideas.

We now live in a digitally connected world of social media that has wrought radical transformation where one can share ideas with various technologies at one’s disposal. Momentous shifts in technology enabled education in the last few years have infused the classrooms with various digital learning tools, thereby increasing student engagement, and motivation, thus, accelerating the learning process. The Internet has opened up troves of knowledge and information that has significantly helped students to gather information. The Cloud-based Learning puts the study material or resources in a virtual environment and enables the students to retrieve information, anywhere, anytime, with an access to the internet. As technology sweeps through the realms of education use of various technological tools such as the Smart Board, LCD Projector, Tablets, etc. has become a norm, rather than exception for conventional Classroom Courses. With a view to keep pace with the changing times, our live teaching module, Aakash live, disseminates teaching via virtual classrooms that offer affordable solutions and quality teaching, wherein students can also clarify their doubts live while sitting miles away. Technology has, thus, transformed learning and advanced education.

In addition, self-learning has also gathered popularity in the last few years and most of the learning is taking place outside the conventional environment. Our self learning module, Aakash iTutor helps in actively engaging the students and fosters greater accessibility. It makes their lessons interesting, reduces their work load and helps in better understanding of the subject as students can learn at their own pace and convenience. Further, there is an explosion of free quality education across the world. People are achieving their goals in their own way through social networking, social learning, and contacts that they make outside the formal education process. This aside, proliferation of apps has buoyed the young generation to an extent that it is indeed fascinating to see how teenagers today are developing apps. Technology, thus, ushers in self-learning that has found tremendous traction among technology-savvy generation.

Technology enabled education provides an interactive learning atmosphere to the students and offers a wide range of learning modes and opportunities to track progress and measure outcomes as a seamless part of learning. It standardises technical education and supplements classroom teaching, by promoting greater comprehension and retention, particularly for complex concepts. In other words, technology based education has become a rapidly evolving phenomenon which serves to enrich the teaching-learning process, thereby marking a shift in the way we learn. It offers a wide array of learning modes and technological tools and services that enhance their learning productivity. Technology enabled education, thus, acts as a catalyst for today’s digital natives that have grown up in an immersive computing environment.