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| Future is open and online: Prof. Reddy | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: With the innovative use of technology, Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system has achieved flexibility in time, space, pace, medium, access and content.
While delivering the 17th G. Ram Reddy Memorial Lecture on the topic 'Education in the 21st Century-Toward Virtual Universities and Technology Enabled Learning' at IGNOU Convention Centre on July 2, Prof. D.N. Reddy, Chairman, Recruitment and Assessment Centre, Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), Ministry of Defense, stressed upon many facets of the ICT revolution in education in the 21st century.
Right from preparing the youth with requisite skills he covered the core challenges of the globalized education world. Outlining the necessary university policies like networking, benchmarking, knowledge sharing, advocacy, etc. he advocated the use of ICT technology through offline/online testing, mobile learning, online tutoring, digital learning resources and digital content management.
"Open and distance education was traditionally accepted as a model for providing flexibility in time and space of teacher and learner. With the innovative use of technology, it is now believed to achieve flexibility in time, space, pace, medium, access and content," Prof Reddy, also member of University Grants Commission (UGC), said. He emphasised on UNESCO's argument that it was virtually impossible to build the number of traditional post-secondary institutions to keep up with the increase in demand.
The debate that the traditional universities represent a tremendous ongoing financial commitment when physical campuses classrooms need to be built, maintained, heated, cooled and secured is on.
While it is more than ever clear that open and online education will be the new form of education, it has significant implications on the pedagogical, economic and organisational methods.
Prof Reddy remarked that the global trends gave a growing confidence in open and online learning in achieving equity, access and quality. The trends of open access, learner-centered education and flexible learning support different styles of learning.
The function was presided over by Prof. M. Aslam, VC, IGNOU and coordinated by Prof. D. Gopal Chairman, G. Ram Reddy Memorial Committee. U.S.Tolia, Registrar of the university delivered the vote of thanks.
The programme was telecast live on Gyan Darshan and the webcast is available on www.ignou.ac.in. |
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