Training a teacher in using ICT is more crucial than acquiring computers

New Delhi: July 2, 2018 Teachers have to be trained to facilitate the learning process, make the process real, achievable, challenging, yet exciting and not intimidating. Reducing teacher talk and encouraging student discussion is extremely important. Everything need not be written on the blackboard to be considered as taught. Many teachers think the computer is […]

Five issues being reflected in ICT adoption in Indian education

ICTpost Education Bureau In today’s day and age, the role of Information and Communication and Technology (ICT) is seen as an integral part of education and development. Previous use of ICT in education was limited to a means of teaching computer literacy. Now, with the prominence on lower costs without compromising quality, ICT take on […]

Cloud Computing has emerged as the optimal solution to meet requirements of Indian Education

ICTpost Education Bureau The Economist, a well known journal in global circulation, once said that Cloud computing is something that will get geeks excited. According to the journal, cloud computing will definitely affect the lives of everyone. Cloud computing and education sounds ambiguous on the face of it. Naturally, it’s because, very few individuals, publishers […]

The objective of education is learning, not teaching

The objective of education is learning, not teaching

Professor N V Varghese, Director-Centre for Policy Research in Higher Education (CPRHE) India has enshrined a provision for the right to education, and as a result, many more children have access to school. But access is not sufficient. The quality of learning is also crucial. Do our school going students learn? Reforms need to be […]

With mobile learning, students can learn exactly what they need to

New Delhi: September 17, 2017 The idea of implementing mobile learning into a course or instruction may be daunting for many educators. They may assume that mobile learning (aka m-learning) is too complicated and so decide to stick to the methods they have more experience with. Besides, the old fashioned methods of learning have worked […]

3rd edition of South Asia Education Summit Award 2017

ICT Post has announced winners for the 3rd edition of South Asia Education Summit Award 2017. Started in year 2014 with the help of UNESCO, South Asia Education Summit Award is a dedicated platform to explore the latent potential of innovation in education sector across 8 countries in South Asia: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, […]

Cloud Computing: The optimal solution to meet requirements of Indian Education

ICTpost Education Bureau The Economist, a well known journal in global circulation, once said that Cloud computing is something that will get geeks excited. According to the journal, cloud computing will definitely affect the lives of everyone. Cloud computing and education sounds ambiguous on the face of it. Naturally, it’s because, very few individuals, publishers […]

Why should we use multimedia in the classroom

ICTpost Education Bureau A masterful instructor is not only a connoisseur of different teaching methods, but also an expert at knowing when to use appropriate teaching strategies for evidence-based achievement of desired learning outcomes. In Education, multimedia is used to produce computer-based training courses (popularly called CBTs) and reference books like encyclopedia and almanacs. A […]