Bhopal, 05 September 2021: With increasing use of technology that has almost replaced face to face learning, there is a dire need to prepare teachers accordingly, leading educationist Prof. B Ramesh Babu said on Sunday.
“You cannot set aside technology which has almost
replaced face to face learning. Therefore, how to integrate technology in
teaching-learning process is extremely important. The New Education Policy 2020
has given a big space for promotion of technology integration,” NCERT RIE-Bhopal
Prof. Babu said while delivering an expert talk on Technology in Teaching &
Learning.
The expert talk (online), which was organized
by MANUU College of Teacher Education-Bhopal on the auspicious occasion of
Teacher’s Day, witnessed participations of students, research scholars, and
faculty from across the country.
Prof. Babu opined that teacher must
understand the difference between tool and weapon prior to using technology
during teaching-learning process. “For example, computer is a tool as well as
weapon. Teacher must understand the difference between tool and weapon in
classroom,” he said.
Stating that a tool is used for productive
work whereas weapon used for destruction, Prof. Babu emphasized that teacher
must know and use the right kind of technology or most appropriate one as per
the need of diverse classroom.
Explaining the nature of technology, Prof.
Babu stated, “technology simply amplifies ‘what is’ (referring to society)”.
Whatever is prevalent in society be it inequality, inaccessibility or digital
divide is amplified by technology, he opined.
He suggested a model of affordability, accessibility,
and sustainability for technology integration. He said special attention should
be given on cognitive accessibility as conceptual knowledge is not easily
accessible; and here the role of teachers plays a crucial role.
“Technology is going to redefine teaching,
learning and education that would bring in radical change. Relationship between
teacher and student will undergo a change,” he stated.
According to Prof. Babu, there are four
kinds/layers of teachers: preacher, teacher, transmitter, and facilitator. In
the light of growing use of technology replacing offline teaching learning
process, he said even transmitter has become facilitator. He also stated that
students must be critical because education is always a critical process.
The presidential address was given by Prof.
Noushad Husain, Principal of MAUU College of Teacher Education-Bhopal. Prof.
Husain, also the Chairman of the Expert Talk, thanked Prof. Babu for the
excellent lecture on technology in teaching and learning.
The programme was convened by Dr. Neeti
Dutta, Assistant Professor, MANUU College of Teacher Education, Bhopal and
programme coordinators were Dr Naheed Siddiqui and Mr. Saifuddin Ansari.
Source:
Issued by MANUU CTE-Bhopal
Mr. Shabbir Ahmed
Assistant Professor
MANUU CTE-Bhopal
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