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The
production of too many useful things results in too many useless
people.
It
is difficult to disagree with these words of the Prussian
philosopher Karl Marx which he uttered regarding technology.
But over the decades, the popular leanings towards technology
has only grown bigger and bigger. The indispensability of
technology in the life of modern man is something that need
not be debated. It is therefore not at all surprising to find
the diverse ways in which higher education exploits technology
to its advantage. But the best thing that one can notice is
that they have so far complemented each other's advancement
and continue to do that.
This
issue opens with the paper "Career Building Through Technical
Education in the Era of Globalization" by P K Dutta.
It broadly analyzes the scenario of technical education in
the Indian context; enlists the loopholes that moderates its
pace of progress; and subsequently suggests a variety of initiatives
that can bring in a spectacular change in the Indian higher
education scene.
Many
a time, a few wise words have proven to be more influential
than a voluminous book. Hence, there is no denying that it
is the weight of the words that matter the most. The paper
"Effective Teaching: Synergy with Quotes" by Srilakshmi
Ramu, with the help of a cluster of didactic quotes, addresses
the entire teaching fraternity invoking them to put their
heart and soul into their work, and thus ensure better academic
output.
In
the paper, "Knowledge Gaps and Knowledge Bridges: Working
Management for Management Education", Samta Jain effectively
exhibits the steady growth and increasing relevance of knowledge-based
education in recent times with particular reference to management
education.
In
the past few decades, the digital revolution has brought in
major transformations to the methods and techniques of knowledge
dissemination. The paper, "Learning Objects: An Introduction"
by Smitha Ramachandran and Gayatri Doctor, introduces the
evolving concept of learning objects and its distinguishing
features, especially its advantages.
The
pace of technological development and the concomitant introduction
of new technologies into educational settings have dramatically
accelerated during the past decade through the combination
of computation, connectivity, visual and multimedia capacities.
Miniaturization and speed have radically changed the potential
of technologies in education. These developments are now making
it possible for education to go online in India. The paper,
"The Future of Online Education in India" by Anagha
Shukre, reviews the different benefits of using technology
in imparting education and how this has led to evolution of
online education.
At
a time when there seems to be a new kind of consciousness
rising among all concerned with the quality of education system
in the country, the paper, "A Study on the Effects of
Privatization and Globalization on Indian Education System"
by Inderpal Singh and Ritugeet Kaur, analyzes the ground realities
and possibilities from varied perspectives and puts forth
excellent propositions for enhancing the standards of education.
Apart
from these papers, the issue too carries its regular feature
Global Executive Summaries. It is hoped that the readers will
find this closing issue of the year quite useful.
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Hari Krishna K
Consulting
Editor
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