Learning better in the digital age
SURESH KUMAR
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Teaching in the classroom is all set to change forever.
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MAKING LEARNING EASIER: Changing traditional methods of teaching
Black boards, chalks, hanging up charts, teachers reading out from books are routine scenes from a classroom. The changes taking place in the educational scene may change all this very soon. The traditional way of teaching and learning might pave the way for digital education. Seven schools under Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kochi Kendra, will switch over to digital education from the coming academic year.
Enhancing learning
New Delhi-based Educomp has formulated a new digitalised education programme. They have digitally formatted the entire curriculum from standard I to XII, under the CBSE syllabus. The subjects covered are general science, social science, mathematics and English. Hindi and regional language subjects will be added to the list later. If the topic is on the human body, the teacher can explain the animated text by just clicking the mouse. A 42-inch plasma TV will be installed inside a special board in the classroom. Using a cordless mouse, keyboard and remote control teachers can switch over to the desired category easily. Students will be provided with buzzer remote to raise queries.
The seven Bhavans schools in Kochi have nearly 10,000 students from standards I to XII. Each class has four divisions and thus, 48 classes in a school will be equipped with plasma TV and computers. "The plasma TV and computer in each classroom are networked to the main server with three computers at the control unit in the school, called Knowledge Centre. The entire project has been named as `Smart Class Programme'," explains Abhinav Dhar, senior vice president, Educomp, who is coordinating the project. Teachers can plan in advance for a week or month. The honorary secretary of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, N Sreekumar, who was instrumental in implementing the project, says that the digital-education system will not erode our traditional methods of learning and the crucial role played by teachers. The teachers in all Bhavans schools will be given training in the different modes of digital teaching. Training has already been given to teachers of Bhavans Vidya Mandir, Elamakkara. The project will be implemented with the support of PTA and teachers. Any change of syllabus will be updated regularly. Teachers can put in their effort by way of power point presentation also, under the project. Educomp claims that it has so far digitalised 300 CBSE schools all over India.
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