While this article talks about how education might be affected, it is interesting to look at the question in general. 7 inch handheld tablets, or similar form factor e-Readers seem to have the potential in education similar to what the slated brought in a while back! HP calls their tablets "slates" possibly to raise that image in the minds of buyers. To my mind an eReader and a tablet as a ereader may considered similar, but what tablets can offer is animated illustrations inn color and other multimedia add-ons. It is this ability to create animated illustrations, inherent interactivity (far more than page turning) that gives tablets an edge in education. I am sure they will get their rigyhtful place eventually.
What is the Potential Impact of Tablet Computers on Education Systems in Africa?
Showing posts with label distance education. Show all posts
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Monday, May 17, 2010
IITs Going Online
Today's papers talked about a plan by the premier technical education institutes to go online so that a much larger segment of students can access the course material. This is going to take couple of years. What is of concern though, is if the standards of the students taking these courses will be at par with the students who sit in the classes and take the regular exams etc.
This is central to all off-campus curses conducted by any university. It is generally considered to of lower grade than attending full time at a brick and mortar institution. Today, you can have any kind of access, touch points that a regular institution provides through the Internet. The central issue is if appropriately designed. I am sure any educational plan designed by the IITs can take care of such issues.
More crucial question is can the standards be maintained with such on-line access.Unless that can be done, when a graduate coming out through the regular program and a student finishing the course on-line are indistinguishable, such a program can be meaningful. This problem is central to the perception that all such distance learning courses suffer from. I wonder how they are going to ensure the uniformity of the quality!
This is central to all off-campus curses conducted by any university. It is generally considered to of lower grade than attending full time at a brick and mortar institution. Today, you can have any kind of access, touch points that a regular institution provides through the Internet. The central issue is if appropriately designed. I am sure any educational plan designed by the IITs can take care of such issues.
More crucial question is can the standards be maintained with such on-line access.Unless that can be done, when a graduate coming out through the regular program and a student finishing the course on-line are indistinguishable, such a program can be meaningful. This problem is central to the perception that all such distance learning courses suffer from. I wonder how they are going to ensure the uniformity of the quality!
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