Invest in Teachers, Technology and Training for Effective Learning - News18

One is often confronted with the question of how to reimagine the future of education with technology and whether it can replace teachers. However, India’s “Digital India” program, which seeks to propel the nation into a digitally empowered society and knowledge-based economy, places a stronger emphasis on technology for students rather than for teachers. Teachers offer the invaluable human touch, fostering emotional connections, guiding complex problem-solving, nurturing social skills and emotional intelligence, igniting inspiration and passion, and adapting creatively to diverse learning styles — all elements that technology, for all its benefits, cannot fully replicate. Train Teachers for Technology As technology continues to grow, becoming a larger part of our education system, it becomes essential that teachers who are going to use it to impart education are adequately trained. A 2022 report titled, “Digital Transformation of the Teaching Community”, stated that 35.54 per cent of teachers prepared themselves by taking courses provided by institutions, 25.62 per cent learned from friends/colleagues/family, and 19.01 per cent equipped themselves by undertaking self- We need to train teachers first rather than students.