Technological Innovation In Open And Distance Learning : An Aid To Providing More To Children And Young Through Integration With Formal Education
Technological Innovation In Open And Distance Learning : An Aid To Providing More To Children And Young Through Integration With Formal Education
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2008
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Gupta, Ravindra K
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Commonwealth of Learning (COL)
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The use of modern technological tools, also known as e-technology, in open learning is
advocated on many strong grounds : wider and faster access to the learners, cost-effectiveness,
better impact due to audio-visual attribute, easy editing and modification to incorporate new
developments, repeatability and so on. These arguments are advanced to have a better, vibrant
and more effective open and distance learning system. //
However, a more significant role still remains unassigned to this new technology-mediated
learning. The new role, with an underlying aim of bringing forth socio-economic development in
the communities through learning, is to provide learning opportunities to larger number of children
and young people. The paper seeks the assumption of this role through integration of non-formal
and formal systems of learning. //
The objective of the paper is to highlight the crucial role newer and modern tools can play in
providing learning opportunities to larger number of children and young people and thus building
wider and deeper learning communities through integrating non-formal system and the formal
system of learning. It will also discuss the ways and modalities in which this new role should be
assumed. The linkages between the technology-mediated learning and integrated learning on the
one hand, and the availability of higher learning opportunities to larger number of children and
young people on the other hand will be presented in the paper predominantly. As a corollary to it,
the paper will also highlight the need and advantages derived through such a technology based
integration to communities especially of developing countries as well as to different components
of the system viz. learner, teacher, administrative staff etc. // Paper ID 283
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Open and Distance Learning (ODL)
Country
India
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Asia