This book explores the evolution of Integrated approach to Technology in Education (ITE), an initiative of Tata Trusts in India, and the many innovative ways in which it has helped enrich the learning process and fostered new skills for young people, especially those living in challenging environments.
The book offers an in-depth look into authentic, creative and project-based learning experiences that have been facilitated by using technology in education in different settings in India, with case studies about opportunities and challenges of implementing ITE in the tribal pockets of West Bengal and Maharashtra, madrasas in West Bengal, government schools in rural Assam and sites in Uttar Pradesh. It examines the viability and sustainability of using ITE and other digital methods to address the complex education needs of children and address the challenges in the professional development of teachers. It also highlights the creative use of inquiry, project-based collaborative learning and distance education technologies during the pandemic in government-run schools.
Author(s): Amina Charania
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 272
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Glossary
1 Introduction to Integrated approach to Technology in Education
2 The evolution of ITE in India
3 Adoption and spread across geographies and cultural contexts
ITE at scale, the Assam story
A visit to Assam
Life beyond the suitcase
ITE breaking the barriers in the tribal pockets of Birbhum
Revolutionising the madrasas of West Bengal
Setting up in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh
Discovering rural India through ITE
4 Most celebrated activities: melas and camps
5 Workshops to digital badges: a dynamic journey of teacher professional development in ITE
Emerging phases and models of teacher professional development (2012–2021)
Master trainer teachers: stories from Assam
Story of an outstanding outreach teacher
Innovative adoption of technology in vocational education classroom
Master trainer teachers: stories from Kolkata
Testimonials of master trainers
6 Adaptation of ITE activities during COVID-19
7 Findings from outcome studies
Afterword
Annexure: ITE resources
Index
