Published: 9th Dec, 2022
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Recently, a conference called ‘enlightED’ took place in Spain focusing on the question of education in the digital age.
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About the ‘enlightED’:
- ‘enlightED’ is a global conference on education, technology, and innovation that started in 2018.
- This year it was the fifth editionof the summit held in Spain.
- Organised by: The “la Caixa” Foundation, Fundación Telefónica, IE University, and South Summit
- The three main themesfor 2022 were:
- Digital skills of today and tomorrow
- Disruptive classrooms; and advancing equity
- Inclusion through innovation
Key Points Discussed:
- Need of bringing digitization to underdeveloped communities
- Ending inequalities by empowering younger generations
- Role of social entrepreneurship in promoting inclusion
- Identifying new areas for development within a start-up ecosystem
Digital Education in India:
- Digital literacy is a learning method using technology and now believed to be the future of learning.
- It aims at helping all students gain knowledge in every corner of the country.
- Recognizing the rapid development of digital education, the government has introduced a new National Education Policy (NEP)that emphasizes digitization as well as the use of technology in education.
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Present status:
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Initiatives by the state government:
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Other Important Government Initiatives:
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- Video wall Chandigarh:Video walls have been set up in 03 Senior Secondary schools. UT Chandigarh has provided all Secondary and Senior Secondary Schools with LCD projectors in ICT labs.
- “Motor iskool”:Chhattisgarh has initiated “Motor iskool” to provide a face-to-face learning program.
- Mobile Learning Van”:Gujarat has got Mobile Learning Van and Utilization Computer Lab Asset Mobile van for reaching its students for active learning.
- “Alumni’s Effort, Kerala”: In Kerala, through a collective social effort by LSGs, Alumni, etc., all students were provided with access to Digital Classes, thereby ensuring an All-Inclusive digital learning model.
- Chat-based assessment, Telangana: The government of Telangana has launched a chat-based assessment and learning solution in the state with the support of ConveGenius and the Central Square Foundation.
Digital Gap in Education:
- It is a gap between demographics and regionshaving access to modern information and communications technology (ICT) and those not having access.
- It exists between developed and developing countries, urban and rural populations, young and educated versus older and less-educatedindividuals, and men and women.
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