Talk of Prof. Karmeshu on 'Diffusion of ICT and Critical Mass'

Date: June 06’ 2014 (Friday)

Venue: ETIC, NU

Resource Person: Prof. Karmeshu (School of computer and system sciences, JNU, Delhi)

Following were present:

Prof. Vijay Mandke

Ms. Deepti

Ms. Vasu

Ms. Harleen

Ms. Juhi

Mr. Jatinder

Mr. Tarun

Mr. Apu

Suresh Joshi

Focus areas of the presentation were perspectives on learning, how to learn and what are the connections of physics (and other subjects too) with the current learning practices. Prof. Karmeshu talks about the probability, ICT diffusion, SCI and SSCI journals and why personalized learning is not taking a boom. He emphasized that it is due to lack of teacher training in our education system. ICT which is identified as convergence of information processing and communication system has been discussed and ICT diffusion phases have also been discussed which are as follows:

1.     Knowledge phase

2.     Persuation phase

3.     Decision phase

4.     Implementation

5.     confirmation

(Reference – ICT knowledge for ICT diffusion: Rogers)

Innovation diffusion processes have been discussed along with the adoption through communication channels, mass media and inter-personal communication (word of mouth) and finally we came to know that how to promote innovative thinking. Rigorous discussion took place when Prof Mandke talks about on how the principles of practices of learning engineering can be brought into the teaching practices to make them brain aligned. It is explored through the brainstorming discussion was the information processing rate and flow of information are the vital components of knowledge progression.

        In a nut shell, the talk was highly informative and all ET scholars were able to interact with the resource person individually. We thank to Prof. Karmeshu for delivering the fruitful lecture and Prof. Mandke and Dr. Shradha Kanwar for having organized such a great learning event for us.