Friday, April 29, 2016

Virtual Class a futuristic approach

When we are talking about virtual class then suddenly a point reflects us in our mind 
i.e. 
What kind of learning there will be in virtual classrooms?  And is there any classroom or not?  Then the answer comes itself that we are becoming very much familiar with the virtual class in present scenario:

e.g.

  • Google
  • Whatsapp
  • Facebook
  • Slide share
  • Online learning sources 
  • Online web learning
  • Discussing problems with our teachers on WhatsApp and Facebook
  • Using different apps for learning
  • Following different websites for online learning and teaching


Thus all of these sources are telling us that in future it may be possible that the schools will not be there and perhaps it might be turned into a website. 

Let's talk about the primitive way of learning when we are in the stone age.  
  • What do we do in that era?
  • What ways do we adopt for learning?
  • Where the process of teaching and learning is done?
  • Who provides the subject matter?
  • Who makes the curriculum and syllabus?
  • What kind of methods are used for teaching and learning?
  • What are the basic techniques for teaching learners?
It seems quite funny when I am asking these questions but we can't say that there is no methodology of teaching and learning in the primitive era.  Yes, there are the methods of teaching and learning process and these are as such:
  • Learning based on experience 
  • Learning was natural at that era
  • The process of teaching and learning is based on self-experience and analysis
  • The whole environment is our subject matter
  • No bondage of curriculum and syllabus
  • Source method of teaching and learning was used, basically the main emphasis on the primary sources.
  • Inductive cum deductive technique was used for teaching
Now let's analyse what progress we have done since that primitive era:
  • Natural learning is now nowhere
  • Curriculum and syllabus centric approach
  • No emphasis on the self-acquired experience
  • Much importance to the secondary sources of teaching and learning
  • The subject matter is very limited and time bound
Now just introspect, are we progressing or not?

   The answer will be 'No'

Because now we all are becoming artificial and learning is something which should be natural, and interesting.  


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