(The Gist of PIB) Ministry of human resource development (MHRD) launches India report on digital education

Ministry of human resource development (MHRD) launches India report on digital education 

• Report elaborates on the innovative methods adopted by MHRD, Education Departments of States and UTs for ensuring accessible and inclusive education to children at home and reducing learning gaps.
• COVID-19 has led to closure of schools and has impacted learning of over 240 million children in India.
• Also, MHRD recently released PRAGYATA guidelines for digital education.
• Report identifies 3 broad pathways being followed to ensure continuous learning, depending upon level of available technology as follows:
• Where video conferencing tools are available, live classes are being held. It is tried in 25 States and UTs.
• Where digital technology is completely absent, classes are broadcasted via television in at least 25 States and UTs and radio is being used in 18 State and UTs.
• Most common type of distance learning seems to be asynchronous digital education that uses already prepared digital content hosted on platforms such as DIKSHA.

It mentions following plans for imagining and shaping digital education as long-term learning strategy:

• Developing digital classrooms as an instructional modality.
• Virtual vocational training, skill development courses etc.
• Developing quality e-content in local languages.

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