Edutech, which propagates learning through technology via hundreds of software, is a new trend that is poised to change the notion drastically that students do better with face-to-face learning
ROHIT PANDEY
ICHELLE Mead, a well-known US R author says, “The greatest and most powerful revolutions often start very quietly, hidden in the shadows, Remember that. Often, technological revolutions are niche niche in the beginning before they start taking the world by storm. This has changed the perception and understanding about how technology can transform lives and make life easier. Today, IT has majorly changed the face of nearly every sector from education to publishing and writing to reading.
The education sector particularly has benefitted a lot, as it has been going through turbulent times, especially with regards to the syllabus and the defined. course structure. The The traditional style of learning, through a student-teacher inter- action (face-to-face) and jotting down important points written on the black board has been a monotonous phenome non. The new software now cater to mak ing education enjoyable apart from mak ing it informative. All these Herculean changes have helped in morphing the way education is into a new tide of change
Online education, imparting education through the internet, is a marvellous IT development that has helped in educating students at a worldwide level instead of just a few thousand students reaping ben elits. As an ongoing trend, various soft- ware with numerous compatibilities are available that helps in making education compatible online. Class notes, discus sion topics, questionnaires, tests and assignments, everything can be shared, making life easier for teachers, who could share and teach all the relevant aspects of their respective subjects. Teacher screen sharing, chat, assess ments, annotate, class teacher library and screen lock are some of the superb features such software.
Similarly, educational tablets, which have become a new abode of education, are cheap and also ensures that all the data is shared easily. The memory and connectivity of such tablets are quite good and makes education portable instead of being stagnant. One of the unique factors
about them is personalised content. Any number of files to be shared can be edited and shared with the students as and when required. Usually, there is intranet that helps in connecting people a closed building easily.
IT curriculum library a portable yclopaedia of books, is one such soft ware that helps in getting references and books as per requirement. Such pro grammes also have the capability of devis ing lesson plans that are required to be made for students by teachers. Getting references from a host of books online is a great help for teachers as they can access all the material required to plan out the syllabus as well as day-to-day curriculum. The modern educational technologies bave made a mark in the industry and have become a pinnacle of success in changing the way education is perceived, Although such technological advance ments are still looked upon by teachers suspiciously, who still prefer teaching with the traditional methods, the IT sector is slowly breaking through this barrier. It has made a mark by targeting the high-end schools that are technology-driven. Edu- tech (education through technology) is going to be the new trend in education which will bring a sea change in the per ception that only face-to-face education can be the best possible solution for edu- cating students.
Teachers and students can easily inter- act through such software. The seamless advancement of technology in the field of education can only mean IT technology is here to stay in the education industry and change the way education has been imparted for hundreds of years. For decades education has been imparted only at a given place, now with the advancement in technology there no place in the world where education can not reach.
With the onset of technology which helps teachers and student alike will. make education more informative, attrac tive and easy to understand.
