Sadbhavana-Research Journal of Human Development

Manju Gera ¹, Bandana Kumari ²

Affiliations
1 University School of Open Learning, Panjab University, Chandigarh, IN
2 Guru Nanak College of Education, Dalewal, Hoshiarpur, IN

Abstract

The quality education can be enhanced by minimizes weaknesses and maximizes strengths. Teacher plays a pivot role in education and for enhancing the quality in education. Teacher has to enjoy the work up the fullest extent. It depends upon all the factors that come in contact with development of education like students participation, role of motivation, role of technology, healthy habits in students, faculty development programs. At the development of modern methods of education, it is necessary to take into account the rapid growth of the use of information technologies, which has been observed within the last decades, and also a large quantity of educational and technical innovations. One of such innovations is the use of the blended learning, the concept of which assumes that in the current state of the system of higher professional educations, traditional; education can be combined with the advantages of distant of educational technologies .This paper deals with what blended learning is and why the concept of blended learning is exciting to so many people and how the blended learning is helpful for qualitative learning with Blending of technologies at four levels. This paper also deals with the challenges for blending the technologies at different levels.

Keywords

Blending, Technologies, Quantitative Learning, Blended Learning, Different Levels.

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Manju Gera ¹, Jasjit Kaur ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Education, University School of Open Learning, P.U.Chandigarh, IN
2 Panjab University, Chandigarh, IN

Abstract

As we approach a new era of technology, the internet is revolutionizing the society, our economy and our technological system. No one knows for certain how far or in what direction,the internet will evolve. But, we must not underestimate its importance. In the new age of information,we are learning to magnify brainpower by putting the power of computation wherever we resources are infinitely flexible tools; networked together, they allow us to generate, exchange, share and manipulate information in an many number of ways. he internet, as an integrating force, has moulded the technology of communications and computing to provide instant connectivity and global information services to all its users at very low cost (Swan 2010). Age , gender, race has no place in online education. The main advantage of online learning is that it allows students to participate in high quality learning situations when distance and schedule make on regular learning difficult for them (www.ion.uillinois.edu). But total dependency on online Education cannot be motivate as there are various drawbacks of online education. We cannot always ensure quality Education. Proper infrastructure must be developed to provide online education at cheapest rates and quality of teaching must be ensured.

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