NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING GII

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NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING
GII
Dr. M. L. NARASIMHAM Chairman, P.G. Board of
Studies in Civil Engg., Andhra University Visakkha
patnam
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Knowing is not enough we must apply.Willing is
not enough we must do.(Goethe)
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GII Stads for
GLOBAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
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CL Model Students Initiative
K.B. Cos.
Shift in IT Education
Contributional Learning Model
Stay / GO Away To GIE
Integration of Traditional Distance Learning
Impact on National Cultures
Shift in Curriculum
GII
Professionally Lost Generation
Concept of Active Position
New Definition for IT
V A E
Paradigm Shift in Professional Education
Main Principals of Curriculum Planning
Learning Contributing to IT
Conventional Vs Emerging Teaching Methodology
IDE
CCL
PBL
NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING
GII Prof. M.L. NARASIMHAM, Dept. of Civil Engg.,
A.U.
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Role of Knowledge Based Companies
Education area - place where many technologies
meet, converge and are tested by real practice
and coexistence.
Example of IIITs
Providing free access for learning and training
materials
Setting up life-long learning self-motivation
Forming moral principles of coexistence in open
IS accepting of majority of truths and
inadmissibility of harmful actions because of its
possible global impact in IE
Education should respond on global changes of
forming an IS
Forming base Knowledge Motivation for Const.
improvement of knowledge and Skills
NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING
GII Prof. M.L. NARASIMHAM, Dept. of Civil Engg.,
A.U.
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Education Research in Global Information
Environment
Rapid technology changes Economy IT Directed
Professionally Lost Generation Non-availability
of professionals in certain disciplines Ill-effect
s of IT to be carefully averted.
Education, Culture Globalisation and
Internationalization shall not impact NATURAL
CULTURES Priorities to be clearly identified
CORE REQUIREMENTS
Impact on National Cultures
Curricula to take into account existence of such
GIE as Internet classroom integration into
Internet and provide instructional methodology to
make them STAY in the class room lest they will
GO AWAY / CAPE to Internet Surfing.
Stay / GO Away To GIE
JNTUs Example
? Professional Education should utilize learning
process (or its results) for creating information
Knowledge base rather than using IT as a
profession.
Shift in IT Education
IIT/Ks Example
NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING
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A.U.
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Professionally Lost Generation Rapid technology
changes Economy IT Directed

• Intensive Work force in IT
• ( Programming particularly Not much
  Professional Credos)

Problems to Competing Professional Edn

• Youth with least initial knowledge in so called
  IT being absorbed by many a small companies.

NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING
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A.U.
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Professionally Lost Generation Rapid technology
changes Economy IT Directed

• Against Professional Ethics and against National
  Technological Requirements for Sustained Growth.

• Jeopardizes Technological Advancement and leads
  to a Nation with Potentially Rich and
  Professionally Poor Society.

VALUE ADDED EDUCATION VALUES DEFINED as
NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING
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Paradigm Shift in Professional Education

• Conventional Methodology Class Room Ultimate
  Place of Knowledge Receiving.
• Teacher Source Transmitter
• Students / Learners Receivers
• Very Few Teachers can teach from their experience
  
• Students not Whole heartedly prepared to receive
  in view of the changed professional loyalty.
• Increased Pace of Technology's Development.
• Paradigm of Education Changed to Cooperative and
  Contributive Learning

• Teacher Information Producer Curriculum
  Adviser.
• Students Information Accumulators Knowledge
  Acquirer .
• Student Responsible for Knowledge Acquisition.
• Teacher To Manage Education Process Setting
  up of an appropriate Motivation System.

NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING
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A.U.
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PBL
Value Added Curriculum Changes
Learn from Contribute to INTERNET
CCL- PBL adopted to the conditions of emerging
Technologies, Developing Communication
Information Infrastructure
Introduction of Such courses to achieve
Interdisciplinary Expertise, Emerging
Technologies, Course Structure Twin Programmes
as Objectives
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Main Principles of Teaching / Curriculum Planning
in GII
NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING
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Cooperative Learning Model Students
Initiative

• Teachers Learners can mutually benefit from
  implementation Mastering New Technologies
• Key role in exploring this principle
  Educational Projects.
• Cooperative Model of course management Using
  Students initiative in mastering new
  technologies..

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Contributional learning Model

• In conditions of wide use of Computers
  Multimedia technologies among students and
  rapid technology changes, teachers some times
  can not have strong benefits of practical
  experience.
• Teachers
• Play the role of mentors / managers of
  educational process or curricula.
• Propose idea of contributional learning
• Students or student groups
• Work on the projects that have real
  implementation
• Development of information resource.

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A.U.
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Integration of Traitional Distance Learning

• New Networking Environment eliminates the
  difference.
• On-line conferencing off-line Communication
  bridge the gap between the teacher the
  student.
• Existing Models / Knowledge Banks
• Visweswaraya Technological University Centre
  for Distant Education.
• Ekalavya Channel, TELP of AICTE

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Shift in Curriculum

• Integrating Applied PBL Modules with Conceptual
  Course Material available through IS

Active Position

• Pocession of Computers Access to INTERNET
  is not ultimate.
• Faculty should start their own INTERNET
  RESOURCES INTERNET PRESENTATION.

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Redefining IT

• IT COURSE / TOOL Just like
• Numerical Methods
• FEM
• OR
• Neural Network etc.
• Disintegrate / Reintegrate IT
• So as to prevent Damage to Balanced
  Professional Competence.

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CONCLUSIONS

• An attempt is made in this paper to
• Highlight the role of KB Cos in the emerging
  conditions of GII
• Appraise the impact of Global Information
  Environment
• Create the awareness w.r.t. Loss of Professional
  Generation Jeopardizing effect on the Balanced
  Professional Development for the sustained
  development of the nation.

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A.U.
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CONCLUSIONS

• Further, in the context of shift in Professional
  Education pattern, attention is drawn to
• The changed roles and responsibilities of both
  the teacher the student.
• Relevance Significance of P.B.L.s and C.C.L.s
• Necessity for re structuring the curriculum and
• Maintenance of Core Values in the curriculum

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CONCLUSIONS

• Finally the main principles of teaching /
  Curriculum planning in a Global Information
  Environment are listed and
• Forcing need to redefine the IT component is
  established .