Volume : 3, Issue : 2, February - 2014

Awareness and Usage of ICT for Learning: A case Study on PG Students of Mysore University

A. B. Santosh, Dr. B. Y. Krishna Murthy

Abstract :

“You can’t teach people everything they need to know. The best you can do is position them.Where they can find, what they need to know, when they need to know it.”- Seymour Papert The explosive growth of internet penetration in India has opened the door of “anytime anywhere” learning for students. Today e-learning is no more a new paradigm of learning for the learners. It is the accepted way of educating in many ways and is all about effective or enhanced learning. In terms of Cost effectiveness, flexibility of learning anytime anywhere in the globe, uniform delivery to all users, reach ability, affordability, user friendliness, just-in-time learning, increased retention, promotion of team learning and collaboration, and easier access to global community. This has given e-Learning a competitive edge over the traditional method of learning. The boom in Information Communication and Technology sector which has made education reaches to many and affordable to countless of people. The 21st century has witnessed internet and education are totally inseparable for the digital literates. Well designed applications in animations made e-Learning help full for the students to easily grasp the concepts and their curiosity can be better satisfied by having virtual labs for conducting experiments, without fear of wasting resources. The Teachers in the schools now can easily use technology to support classroom instructions.