What is ET (Educational Technology) and what it can do for us?

We got the opportunity to brainstorm on what ET (Educational Technology) is and what exactly it can do for us. Educational Technology automates all structured learning Processes, making them productive and efficient. Hence, teachers can use available instructional resources for higher order learning, which creates value and meaning for learners (NU, ET definition). It allows to have transformation of content based teaching practices to processes based teaching practices.

It focuses mainly on pedagogy not only on technology tools. It cater to different types of learner in the same classroom and enable teacher to understand  how learners’ brains work to engage them for purposeful learning. Through this we learn to develop instructional designs using different learning themes. ET blends variety of learning strategies and develops an environment for collaborative learning by including the components of experiential learning. The foremost (and long-lasting) benefit of ET is it keeps you abreast with the changing world.

  

I am thankful to Harleen (YPS, Mohali), Vasumathi (Miyo Girls School, Ajmer and Apu, Miyo Boys School, Ajmer) for their inputs during discussion and enthusiastic involvement in all the activities we got to do throughout the stay.

I acknowledge, on behalf of all of us, the guidance and support of our mentors Prof. Mandke and Dr. Shradha Kanwar.