Volume 2 Issue 2 February, 2012
Towards an i4 Class!
This is an age of iPods, iPad, iPhones & already iPhone 4s,the latest version of smart phones is available! The current trend of utilization of high end technology products will only increase over a period of time . Most of the kindergarten & schools in cities have already incorporated smart classes with use of information technology, which are a highly interactive and intelligent way of teaching. It may not be long before this trend will engulf higher education. This will also bring in new challenges in teaching and may widen the gap between young technology savvy students and teachers.
An ideal theory class has to incorporate products from the real world. Can teaching be inclusive , integrated, intelligent & ideal ? Something like an i4 Class! Teachers may not be able stop students from using gadgets. But world over, people are making use of technology for the purpose of teaching. Thousands of e‐books and 3D teachings aids are available free of cost. Certain websites like www.khanacademy.org offer thousands of teaching videos for students on numerous topics ,which are just like a theory class on a blackboard! More ever students can make groups with their teachers and can learn, can get assessment done, all at their own pace. An ideal theory class can make use of the existing intelligent technology, delivered by well trained teachers who blend perfectly, the theoretical requirements and the clinical skills in each topic, integrating information from all sources and based both on the students needs and the prescribed academic schedules. This can be achieved with a constant effort at upgrading the infrastructure in Institutions, keeping abreast of the changing technology.
