<p>Technology has bypassed school education in India due to lack of ability to train teachers to help children get better equipped with the medium, said educationists at a discussion held here on Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“We have the largest number of illiterates and school dropouts in the world. Nearly 50 per cent of children do not even complete their schooling in India,” said R Govinda, vice chancellor, National University for Education Planning and Administration (NUEPA).<br /><br />“Radio and Television have been used in other countries since their inception as a medium to impart education in schools. But India has bypassed it,” added Govinda. <br /><br />Others said that over the last 20 years, technology in education has not been effective. <br /><br />“However, we see a quick turn towards digital content these days. Fastest growing universities are online,” said Ashish Dhawan, CEO, Central Square Foundation. <br /><br />“More than 20,000 private schools are using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products. But the content is a major concern as it is below average,” added Dhawan. <br />Dhawan said that several experiments in Peru and other countries have failed as the technology devices given to schools did not have any valuable content. <br /><br />“Till the quality of content is not improved none of the innovations will work,” he said.<br />Rothin Bhattacharya from HCL Infosystems, highlighted that schools are not interested in the curriculum but use it as a marketing tool. <br /></p>
<p>Technology has bypassed school education in India due to lack of ability to train teachers to help children get better equipped with the medium, said educationists at a discussion held here on Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“We have the largest number of illiterates and school dropouts in the world. Nearly 50 per cent of children do not even complete their schooling in India,” said R Govinda, vice chancellor, National University for Education Planning and Administration (NUEPA).<br /><br />“Radio and Television have been used in other countries since their inception as a medium to impart education in schools. But India has bypassed it,” added Govinda. <br /><br />Others said that over the last 20 years, technology in education has not been effective. <br /><br />“However, we see a quick turn towards digital content these days. Fastest growing universities are online,” said Ashish Dhawan, CEO, Central Square Foundation. <br /><br />“More than 20,000 private schools are using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products. But the content is a major concern as it is below average,” added Dhawan. <br />Dhawan said that several experiments in Peru and other countries have failed as the technology devices given to schools did not have any valuable content. <br /><br />“Till the quality of content is not improved none of the innovations will work,” he said.<br />Rothin Bhattacharya from HCL Infosystems, highlighted that schools are not interested in the curriculum but use it as a marketing tool. <br /></p>