How teachers can adapt from Blackboard to Digital Screens?
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The shift from classroom -- chalk and board learning to digital education -- has been revolutionary, to say the least. According to a report by the National Statistic Commission, Government of India, India has the largest population of children in the world with an estimated 242 million children between 10 and 24 years. It is imperative then, that education should be optimised to ensure that when this population becomes of working age, they have the requisite skills to ascertain employability.
The state of education in the rural areas has seen a decline due to challenges such as obsolete teaching methods, shortage of teachers, skewed student-teacher ratio and lack of resources. Digital education will help in moderating these concerns while mitigating issues by improvising the methodologies and providing multimedia teaching tools to engage and motivate students to gain knowledge. One teacher can deliver information through remote access across several locations and interactive digital media, this will help address the shortage of teachers in the country.
Efforts are being made in the direction with the help of the government and NGOs who are working towards a better education system. While the National Education Policy focusses on digital learning, NGOs such as Akshaya Patra are implementing digital infrastructure such as LCD screens, projectors and other digital learning equipment through its ‘School Rejuvenation Programme’ under their ‘National Endeavour for School Transformation’ initiative.
Various tools such as smartboards, LCD screens, videos, radio among others, make it sustainable for the teachers to deliver information more efficiently.