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Thiruvananthpuram: Access to quality education in rural and remote regions is..

by Himani Verma / 04 Nov 2020 14:07 PM IST / 0 Comment(s) / 235

Thiruvananthpuram: Access to quality education in rural and remote regions is a highly rare phenomenon. As we know, the human mind's grasping power multiplies itself through visuals and audio. Learning from videos has a much bigger impact on the minds of children. In recent times, precisely in 2018, hi-tech classrooms were developed in Chalapuram Government High School as a part of the public education rejuvenation mission. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan publicly announced that they had developed an integrated learning atmosphere wherein the students would have access to digital education.



Dakshina Anand, a student of Chalapuram Govt. High School, expressing her joy over the installation of these high tech classrooms, said that the digital system of education helps her in understanding her curriculum in a much better way. Understanding Maths and Science became much simpler because of the digital system of education. She also said that the audio-visual system of learning also helped her greatly in developing her communication skills and enhanced her confidence. She expressed her joy over the high tech labs that she now had access to. It helped her learn the practicality of the subject and make experimental observations.



How Students and Teachers Reacted?



All the classrooms now are enabled to provide the students with quality audiovisual education. Approx. 45,000 hi-tech classrooms and over 11000 hi-tech laboratories were set up as part of the mission to improve the educational stature of the state. Some of the facilities are so high class that even top private schools do not provide such top-notch facilities. Approx 02 lakh top teachers from the state have undergone an intense training program to get used to the technological advancements.



KC Sunil, a social science teacher in one of the government schools of the state, claimed that it has become much easier to explain the simultaneous rotation and revolution of the earth through stimulation. He also said that earlier students struggled to understand the topic, but now they can visualize the earth and understand the concept thoroughly. It has been of great help and truly aided the slow learners in understanding the concepts.



A Visionary Mission To Enhance The Education System



'Rejuvenation of General Education' is a revolutionary mission to enhance the stature of the educational system of the country. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan publicly declared the mission as soon as he came to power in the year 2016. The mission aims to provide students of the state with quality education. The mission is a desperate attempt to revive the fading interest of students in education. Resultantly, the number of admissions in government schools has seen an exponential boost with over 05 lakh new joiners. This clearly shows the impact the mission has had on the educational system of the state.



What Led To The Vision?



The idea of the digitalized education system was proposed by the leftist government of the time long back in the year 2000. However, the movement gained momentum when the United Democratic Front government introduced IT education in 2002 under the leadership of AK Antony. Since then the government has been aiming for the development of the educational system. This led to the establishment of the Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE).



An Overjoyed Public Reception



The public warmly welcomed the new education system and heaped praises on it. Since then, local self-governments and individuals have contributed to the welfare of the education system. Approx. 135.5 crores of donation have been collected to date and the number only seems to be growing, said the Education Minister Professor C Raveendranath. Numerous MLAs and MPs of the region have come out in support and made valuable contributions.



Digitalization: An Aid To Teachers, Not A Replacement



Even if the technical advancements reach their peak, they can never replace a teacher. However, technology can help the teachers explain the concepts to the students in a better way. Kerala is the first state to digitalize education completely and the citizens are extremely proud of it!!



What Is The Importance Of 'Total Digitalization'?



The move of digitalization has benefited both the students and the teachers in numerous ways. It decreases the burden on the students and reduces the load of the books the students are needed to carry. The digital content includes several video modules for the children. The video modules include animated content related to the curriculum of the students. This has helped the students greatly as they have understood the concepts crystal clear. The teachers also find the digital method and find it much easier to teach using technology. All in all, digitalization has benefited both students and teachers. The positive impact of digitalization is seen in the results which have blossomed in recent times.



'Samagra' an online platform functions as a content bank. Both the teachers and students can access the web portal remotely. The platform has truly benefited by acting as a platform for communication between the students and the teachers.



What Are KOOL, WIKI, and little KITES?



KOOL is a teacher training program established by KITE. A tool established to make quality content free to all. An open-source facilitates open online learning for students.



School WIKI is another online platform established by KITE, an online free to use learning platform for all students. At present, the database includes information about over 15000 schools and has approx 35000 users.



In the year 2018, little KITES IT clubs were launched. The network is one of the largest networks of school children. The club members are also eligible to receive grace marks in the board exams. The students in these clubs are given extensive training in different technical subjects such as amination, electronics, cybersecurity hardware, language computing, Internet of Things, Mobile Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, etc. Approximately 2060 clubs have been established to date and have about 01 lakh students who are enjoying its benefits.



Education Above Political Differences



Education is beyond the geographical, political boundaries. It's above all the difference in the world. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan claimed that not only his government jas contributed to educational advancements but also the governments which have preceded the present one have done a lot. He also said that the accomplishment established is beneficial for all, especially the young minds of the state!!



The Takeaway



Kerala often referred to as God's own country is also the state with which the highest literacy rates. The high literacy rates are a result of the advanced educational system of the state. With such technical advancements, the literacy rates are only bound to rise in the coming years!!


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