DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVES IN INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS FROM PEDAGOGIC PERSPECTIVES

K.J. Arbind
2020 Русская политология – Russian Political Science  
COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all aspects of human life including higher education. With the advent of digitalization of educational contents and its surging acceptability in the society of today, there is a tremendous scope to expand education to every nook and corner of the country. The Government of India has taken decisive digital initiatives to carry out large-scale digital reforms in higher education. While technology-enabled initiatives or platforms in line with Massive Open Online
more » ... es such as Swayam have seen the use of technologies and Diksha, a platform that aids teachers with digital and tech-based teaching solutions, the Government is also emphasizing on boosting the use of tools such as virtual lab, a virtual reality enabled classrooms or curated online content for both students and teachers. This paper sincerely depicts and analyses the detailed descriptions of all the major initiatives taken by the Government of India in the fi eld of higher education in a critical perspective keeping in mind the pertinent digital questions in terms of its divide, access, equity, and pedagogy. It also depicts some measures to be taken, purely from the digital pedagogic perspective as pedagogy has not yet become the core of higher education aff airs in India, to materialize the knowledge construction virtually or digitally in higher education institutions.
doi:10.51180/rps.2020.15.2.004 fatcat:qh4ulyypojcujceto3ooxb6hyi