New Delhi: The Union Education Ministry is emphasizing on developing high quality technology based curriculum. This will be a course that can also be delivered through technology. Also, technology can be used here for evaluation as well. For this, a working group formed with CBSE, UGC, NCERT etc. will work on its roadmap. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has reviewed the progress made under the National Platform for Educational Technology (NETF) and National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR) for this. NETF is going to be the guiding body for the National Digital Education Architecture. It will act as a blueprint for building an integrated national digital infrastructure to activate and catalyze the entire education ecosystem.
The National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR) is adopting an ‘Open Digital Ecosystem’ approach. According to the Union Ministry of Education, here in NDEAR, a set of principles, standards, specifications, building blocks and guidelines enable various institutions to create a digital education ecosystem.
Senior officials of the Ministry of Education and Skill Development also attended the important meeting. During the meeting, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called for leveraging technology to ensure accessible, affordable and quality education for all.
He emphasized on developing high quality curriculum, which can be delivered through technology. He also suggested that technology can also be used for objective assessment. The Minister said that NETF and NDEAR will provide necessary institutional governance and bring more accountability in the system. He said that a working group comprising CBSE, AICTE, UGC, NCTE, NCERT will work on the roadmap for NDEAR and NEET.
Earlier, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has also reviewed the report related to the institutional mechanism for capacity building of teachers in higher education institutions. The Union Minister Pradhan presented the idea of a ‘Malviya Mission’ with the objective of creating an enabling ecosystem across the country for the development of teacher education. Through this mission, better training and training can be provided to the teachers of higher educational institutions.
The Union Education Minister says that a multi-pronged approach should be adopted to upgrade the skills of teachers in line with the challenges of 21st century India. Referring to the focus on teacher education by the National Education Policy 2020, he called for adopting a multi-disciplinary approach towards teacher education with a focus on Indian values, languages, knowledge, ethos and traditions.