Digital Transformation in the arena of Higher Education- Jammu & Kashmir | |
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( Volume 6 Issue 5,May 2020 ) OPEN ACCESS | |
Author(s): | |
Talat Khan, Dewaraka Nath, Sujaat Khan, Vibhakar Mansotra | |
Abstract: | |
The world is moving rapidly into the domain of online information, education and business. The role of digital technology in higher education is becoming more and more important for the growth and development of the country. Digital education is the integration of many communication technologies namely computers, network, software’s, internet, mobile, storage, audio-visual systems, e-content etc. These enable users not only to access the information but also to store, transmit, and manipulate it as per their requirement. Digital technology is very useful tool for imparting easily accessible, affordable and quality education to all. The new teaching methodologies involve the use of e-content, audio-visual utilities, computers, presentations, many mobile apps to deliver lectures online and conduct online test and exam. The students using digital technology can access resources anytime and anywhere. The future of education methodology is Real Time Interactive education. Digital technology also enables access to the opinion of professionals, experts and researchers all over the world and allows one to be in direct communication with them. It is now possible to gain access to an unlimited amount of data and educational materials. Moreover, the Government has also taken many initiatives to implement online education in higher education. The aim of this study is to determine the status of digital transformation and initiatives Government to boost digital education in universities’ and colleges of state of Jammu and Kashmir. For this purpose, the current data regarding digital infrastructure available in colleges and the grants released by Department of Higher education of the state have collected and were evaluated with the content analysis method. Findings indicate that there was poor digital infrastructure in Higher Educational institutions. Now the government of Jammu and Kashmir has taken concrete steps to boost digital transformation in the state. |
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