Title: Use of Technology in

Education
(One Year Celebration of National Education Policy 2020 at NAU, Navsari)

Presenter: Prof. Bhavesh Chaudhari, Assistant Professor, AABMI, NAU, Navsari

Flow of Presentation

 New Education Policy 2020

 Aims & Objectives of NEP 2020
 Thrust area for Higher Education in NEP 2020
 Technological Thrust Area in NEP 2020
 Role of Technology in NEP 2020
National Education Alliance for Technology (NEAT)
 Planed Software Outcomes in NEP 2020
 Present IT Initiatives in Education
 The Market Scenario of Education Technology In India
 Advantages of Technology in Education
 Technology and Education Integration
 Q&A
1. New Education Policy 2020

 The New Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) approved by Union Cabinet on 29th July 2020.
 Replaces National Policy on Education 1986.
 Ministry of Human Resource & Development Renamed as Ministry of Education.
 The Implementation starts with June 2021.
 Karnataka Become first state to Implement NEP 2020 from the Academic Year 2021-22.
2. Aims & Objectives of NEP 2020

 NEP 2020 aims at making “India a global knowledge superpower”

 Universalization of education from preschool to secondary level with 100% Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in
school education by 2030.
 Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education to be raised to 50% by 2035. Also, 3.5 crore seats to be added in
higher education.
 The policy is based on the pillars of “Access, Equity, Quality, Affordability.
 Higher Education curriculum to possess Flexibility of Subjects.
 Various Entry/ Exit to be allowed with relevant certification.
 To facilitate Transfer of Credits, the Academic Bank of Credits will be established.
Contd..

 National Research Foundation will be created as an apex body.

 Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) will be set up for the entire higher education, excluding
medical and legal education.
 Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) will have four independent verticals namely National
Higher Education Regulatory Council (NHERC) for regulation,  General Education Council (GEC ) for
standard-setting, Higher Education Grants Council (HEGC) for funding,  and National Accreditation
Council( NAC) for accreditation.
3. Thrust area for Higher Education in NEP
2020

 Revamp Higher Education System

 Focus on High Quality liberal Education
 Creating Conducive learning
 Energized, engaged and capable faculty
 Empowered Governance and Autonomy
 Transformation of Regulatory Environment
4. Technological Thrust Area in NEP 2020

 Improvement in Teaching, Learning and Assessment.

 Supporting Teacher Preparation and Professional Development.
 Enhanced Educational Access.
 Streamlining Educational Planning and Management.
 Increased Role of Technology in Admission, Attendance and Assessments.
 Focus on the Emerging Disruptive Technology Application in Education.
 Focus on the Awareness on Data Privacy, Data Handling and IT Laws
5. Role of Technology in NEP 2020

 Improvement of Educational Process of teaching, learning, assessment.

 Improvement in Educational Outcome
 Making Relationship between Technology and Education Bi-directional.
 New Disruptive technologies will be introduced like AI, Block chain etc...
 Technological Interventions will be rigorously and transparently evaluated before scaling up.
 National Educational Alliance for Technology(NEAT) will be created.
6. National Education Alliance for Technology (NEAT)

 PPP (Public Private Partnership) Model between GOI and Educational Technology Companies.
 AICTE (All India Council of Technology Education) will be the Implementing Agency
 Educational Technology Companies will be free to charge fees as per their policy.
 contribution towards the National cause, they would have to offer free coupons to the extent of 25% of the
total registrations for their solution through NEAT portal.
Roles and Responsibilities of NEAT

 Serve as One stop access to Technological Solutions

 Bring Best Technological Solution in Education Pedagogy
 AI based Technological Solutions to facilitate learner using Adaptive Learning
 Identification of E-content in niche area
 Monitoring and implementing benefit to students from Economically and Socially weaker sections of
society.
 Call for proposals [Invitation] for Expression of Interest (EOI) on regular basis from Ed Tech Companies.
 Monitoring learner data.
 Conducting awareness workshop/program and social media campaign for NEAT
Planed Software Outcomes in NEP 2020

 Rich Variety of Software will be developed and available to students and Teachers.
 All softwares must be in all major Indian languages.
 Accessible to Student in Remote Areas and with disabilities.
 Teaching- Learning Contents will be developed in All states and will be uploaded on National teacher’s
Portal.
7. Present IT Initiatives in Education

 CEC
 NPTEL
 SWAYAM
 ICAR E-Learning
 Different You tube Channels imparting free Learning
Private Initiatives in Online Education

 Udemy
 Unacademy
 Edubull
 Amity online
 Coursera
 Byju’s
 Edx
 Udacity and many more
 Khan Academy
8. The Market Scenario of Education
Technology In India
Online Education Ecosystem in India
Category-wise split of online education market in
India
10. Technology and Education Integration

 Online Teaching and Examination

 Online Webinar, Seminar, Conference, Training, Workshops etc.
 Artificial Intelligence
 Machine Learning
 Deep Learning
 Data Science
 Smart Boards
 Handled Computing Devices
 Virtual Reality Applications
Online Teaching and Online Examination

 NAU E-class
 Microsoft Team, ZOOM, Google Meet, Cisco Webx, ZOHO and etc..
 YouTube Live, YouTube Channel
 ICAR Virtual Classroom, Panopto
 NAU Online Examination, NAU Descriptive Examination Module
 Many New IT Initiatives in Progress
9. Advantages of Technology in Education

 Saving Expenses
 Flexibility
 Environment Friendly
 Time Saver
 On Demand
Drawbacks of Online Education

 Socio Economic Divide

 The mental health of students
 Excessive screen time
 Lack of Emotional Intelligence in Teaching
 Reduced Human Interaction
Major Challenges in Online Education

 Online Education Incorporation into general education is not easy task.

 Computer Literacy at rural India could be problematic
 Lack of Concentration among the students
 Online Examination still not 100 % perfect
 Low Tele density of 59.50 % can be problematic
Online Webinar, Seminar, Conference, Training, Workshops etc..

 Zoom Webinar, Zoom Meeting

 Microsoft Team
 Google Meet
 Cisco Webx
 NAU E-class
 YouTube Live Streaming through You tube studio
Artificial Intelligence

 Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially

computer systems.
 Replacing Human Intelligence with Machine Intelligence.
 AI Examples are Siri, Alexa, Email spam filters, YouTube/Netflix recommendation, Grammarly
suggestions, and other smart assistants, etc.
 Virtual Assistant or Chatbots
 Autonomous Flying
 Security and Surveillance
 Personalized Online Shopping suggestions and Many More
Advantages AI in Education

 More Personalized Learning Experience.

 Convenient and Improved Student-Teacher Interactions.
 Saves Time and Improves Efficiency.
 Produce Smart Content
 Automation of basic administrative activities
Drawbacks of AI in Education

 Cost of AI Technology
 Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
 Little to no Room for Flexibility
 Human Interaction Decreases
 Lack of Emotional Intelligence
 Artificial Intelligence Addiction
 Communication Barrier
 Laziness among the students
 Decrease the Thinking Power & Imagination of the Students
Machine Learning

 Machine learning is a method of data analysis that automates analytical model building.
 Branch of artificial intelligence based on the idea that systems can learn from data, identify patterns and
make decisions with minimal human intervention.
 used in internet search engines, email filters to sort out spam, websites to make personalized
recommendations, banking software to detect unusual transactions, and lots of apps on our phones such as
voice recognition
Deep Learning

 Deep learning is an artificial intelligence (AI) function that imitates the workings of the human brain in
processing data and creating patterns for use in decision making.
 Deep learning is an important element of data science, which includes statistics and predictive modeling.
 Virtual assistants, vision for driverless cars, money laundering, face recognition and many more.
Smart Class Rooms

 NAU has Virtual Class room established at NMCA.

Virtual Reality (VR)

 Simulation of Agricultural Practices

 Application of VR in high risk agricultural practices
 Virtual Farm, Virtual Green House are the examples of VR Applications in Agricultural Education.
 Developing Game in Agriculture Education, Simulator for Agricultural Research.
Handled Computer Devices

 Smart Farming
 Experiencing Agriculture learning through VR & AR Devices.
 Use of Sensor in Precision Agriculture
 Use Robotics in Agriculture Education
Q&A
Thank You