ICT in Higher Education: Policy Perspectives

ICT in Higher Education

Policy Perspectives

Madhu Parhar

http://youtu.be/UFwWWsz_X9s

Government of India, Ministry of Human

Resource Development has rolled out its agenda of

enhancing GER in Higher

Education  to 15% by 2015 and 30% by 2020

Major National Initiatives

in Education

RTE 2009

Universalisation of Secondary Education

Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan

Phases in Development

First 20 years – Till 1967

Second 18 Years – Till 1985

Third 13 Years – Till 1997-98

Fourth - 1998 Onwards

First National Policy in 1968

Policy of Education 1979 (draft)

Second National Policy in 1986

Policy (1968) was Silent on

Educational Technology and

Media

Educational Technology Programme Initiated in

1972

National Policy on Education

1986, modified in 1992

stressed upon employingeducational technology to

improve the quality of education.

TV and Radio Transmission to be Expanded

Expand In house Programme Production

Develop Training Programmes

Provide Radio Sets and TV sets to all Schools by 1995

Mount Technology Mission

Policy was Media

Centrally Sponsored Educational Technology

Scheme

Started in 7th Plan, contd. till 8th and 9th Plan

National ICT Policies

National Policy on ICT in School Education

ICT @School Scheme

Information and Communication

Technology @ Schools in 2004.

Partnership with State Government and Union Territories Administrations for providing computer aided education.

Second is the establishment of smart schools, which shall be technology demonstrators.

Third component is teacher related interventions, such as provision for engagement of an exclusive teacher, capacity enhancement of all teachers in ICT and a scheme for national ICT award as a means of motivation.

Fourth one relates to the development of a e-content, through Central Institute of Education Technologies , six State Institutes of Education Technologies and 5 Regional Institutes of Education

National Policy on Information and Communication

Technology

School Education (Draft 2011)

• alternate modes of education,• continuing education,• teacher capacity building,• information systems for efficient management of the school.

Higher EducationCountrywide Classroom

EMRC and AVRC

Interactive Television – 1990s

Edusat - 2004

National Mission On Education Through

InformationAnd

Communication Technology

http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/

eGyankosh

UGC is modernizing university campuses with

state-of-the art campus wide networks and setting up of its own nationwide communication network

named UGC - Infonet

Universities across the country will also

be provided with access to 9000

journals

Technology Demystification

ICT Skills

Development of Digital Contents

eGoverance

ICT Policy to Create Synergy of Effects and Impact

Optimize on Return on Investment

Technology Infrastructure is

Important but

Technology Leadership

ICT Policy is not promoting ICT

Culture but

emphasizing on the ICT use

Need to Create

Forward looking

ICT Education Policy