Role of ICT in Making Teaching-Learning Effective in Technical Institutions

The pace of change brought about by new technologies has had a significant effect on all walks of life worldwide. New and emerging technologies challenge the traditional process of teaching and learning. The purpose of this paper is to underline the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education in general and Technical Institutions in particular in India. As our country is taking big strides rapidly towards digitization to attain the status of cashless society on one hand and realization of the concept of Make in India on the other hand, the role of ICT in dissemination of education in Technical Institutions has become increasingly important. One of the changes it has brought about is the way how teachers interact and communicate with the students and vice-versa. Given the fact that higher education in India is plagued by the challenges of inadequate technology access and inequity coupled with economic considerations and technological know-how, it remains to be seen how ICT can actually help the students and how it can foster change in this aspect. As with any new process, ICT might cause anxiety and trepidation for some users. So we need to invest in a well-planned promotion and implementation strategy to properly teach and reassure students and teachers about the new process. Here technical institutions have an edge over other educational institutions as the users are much more familiar with the technologies being used.