THE STUDY OF IMPACT OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Authors

  • Dr. Anil Mishra Mrs. Akshita Mishra Asst. Prof. College of Agriculture JNKVV, Kundeswar Tikamgarh M.P Research Scholar M.Sc., MBA Tikamgarh

Keywords:

Online learning, constructivism, higher education

Abstract

India is a country which is home to grand contradictions : a global leader in the knowledge economy, yet home to more than half the world’s illiterate people, mostly women. This confusing but rich picture is due to the fact that, in the Indian system of governance, education is a subject addressed by both the central and state governments. Hence, there are both central government departments and state and district authorities, working in tandem or even independent of each other.

The society today is undergoing a transformation, from being an industrial-based to a knowledge-based society. In addition, there are mainly two mega paradigm shifts in education. The first is from traditional university to open and distance education (ODE), and the second is from ODE to E-Education. Both the traditional and ODE universities are essentially based on industrial models of education – offering mass education. The new paradigm of e-education is however of a non-industrial form and should offer personalized education on a mass scale (Mass Personalization).

In the fast changing scenario covering all aspects of socio-economic and cultural changes, attempt should be made to identify invariant educational processes and practices that will support education – and relate it to support developments in living and working places and people in a self-sustainable way.

ICT is offering an opportunity of redesigning and developing new models of education. While considering this shift it is essential to concentrate on the five main processes that forms main processes of any educational institution.

  • ·Educating: Teaching, Learning, Evaluation,
  • ·Creating Knowledge Resources,
  • ·Developing Infrastructure Facilities,
  • ·Creating Educational Environment and
  • ·Managing Education

While using IT, the processes have to be designed and developed in such a way that education can successfully address the problems of quality, quantity, equity, access and even success of large number of students that Indian educational system is facing.

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