NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING GII

NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION
IN CONDITIONS OF
EMERGING GII
Dr. M. L. NARASIMHAM
Chairman, P.G. Board of Studies in Civil
Engg., Andhra University
Visakkhapatnam

Knowing is not enough; we must
apply.
Willing is not enough; we must do.
(Goethe)

GII
Stads
for
GLOBAL
INFORMATION
INFRASTRUCTURE

K.B. Cos.
Shift in IT Education
Stay / GO Away
To GIE
Impact on
National Cultures
Professionally Lost
Generation
V A E
Paradigm Shift
in Professional
Education
Education & Research
Conventional
Vs Emerging
Teaching
Methodology
GII
Learning &
Contributing
to IT
CL Model + Student’s Initiative
Contributional Learning Model
Integration of
Traditional &
Distance
Learning
Shift in Curriculum
CCL PBL IDE
Concept of Active
Position
New
Definition
for IT
Main
Principals of
Curriculum
Planning
NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING GII
Prof. M.L. NARASIMHAM, Dept. of Civil Engg., A.U.

Role of Knowledge Based Companies
Example of IIITs
Education should
respond on global
changes of forming an
IS
Should Provide
necessary
background of
successful people
living in this new KB
formation by way of
Education area - place where many
technologies meet, converge and are tested
by real practice and coexistence.
Providing free access for learning and
training materials
Setting up life-long learning selfmotivation
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
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.

Education & Research in Global Information Environment
Rapid technology
changes &
Economy IT
Directed
Impact on
National
Cultures
Stay / GO
Away To GIE
Shift in IT
Education
Professionally Lost Generation
Non-availability of professionals in certain
disciplines
Ill-effects of IT to be carefully averted.
Education, Culture Globalisation and
Internationalization shall not impact “NATURAL
CULTURES”
Priorities to be clearly identified
[ CORE REQUIREMENTS]
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.
Professional Education should utilize
learning process (or its results) for
creating information & Knowledge base
rather than using IT as a profession.
NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING GII
Prof. M.L. NARASIMHAM, Dept. of Civil Engg., A.U.
JNTU’s
Example
IIT/K’s
Example

Intensive Work force in IT
( Programming particularly Not much Professional Credos)
Potentiality to
Innovative qualification
growth in future –
affected.
Professionally Lost Generation
Rapid technology changes & Economy IT Directed
Problems to
Competing
Professional Edn
Youth with least initial
knowledge in so called IT
being absorbed by many a
small companies.
Individual Prosperity
being preferred rather
than acquiring
professional competence.
NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING GII
Prof. M.L. NARASIMHAM, Dept. of Civil Engg., A.U.

Professionally Lost Generation
Rapid technology changes & Economy IT Directed
Core Requirements of
Individual Professions
Planned Balanced Technical
Manpower in all disciplines
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
Planned Balanced
Technical Manpower in
all disciplines
NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING GII
Prof. M.L. NARASIMHAM, Dept. of Civil Engg., A.U.

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
Paradigm Shift in
Professional Education
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 GII
Prof. M.L. NARASIMHAM, Dept. of Civil Engg., A.U.

Learn from & Contribute
to INTERNET
Paradigm Shift in
Professional
Education
CCL- PBL adopted to the
conditions of emerging
Technologies, Developing
Communication &
Information Infrastructure
PBL
Value Added
Curriculum
Changes
Introduction of Such courses
to achieve Interdisciplinary
Expertise, Emerging
Technologies, Course
Structure Twin Programmes
as Objectives
NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING GII
Prof. M.L. NARASIMHAM, Dept. of Civil Engg., A.U.

Main Principles of
Teaching / Curriculum
Planning in
GII
NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING GII
Prof. M.L. NARASIMHAM, Dept. of Civil Engg., A.U.

Cooperative Learning Model +
Student’s 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 Student’s initiative in mastering new
technologies..
NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING GII
Prof. M.L. NARASIMHAM, Dept. of Civil Engg., A.U.

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.
NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING GII
Prof. M.L. NARASIMHAM, Dept. of Civil Engg., A.U.

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
NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING GII
Prof. M.L. NARASIMHAM, Dept. of Civil Engg., A.U.

• Concept Based
Shift in Curriculum
Application Oriented
• 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.
NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING GII
Prof. M.L. NARASIMHAM, Dept. of Civil Engg., A.U.

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.
NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING GII
Prof. M.L. NARASIMHAM, Dept. of Civil Engg., A.U.

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.
NEW TRENDS IN EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGING
GII
Prof. M.L. NARASIMHAM, Dept. of Civil Engg., A.U.

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

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 .