New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI/PNN): During the pandemic-induced lockdown, there was an increase in learning loss among learners of all ages. Several kinds of research conducted over the last three years indicate an urgent need to reassess educational strategies and utilize technology to help students develop new-age skills. Today's educators need to shift to a futuristic approach to teaching-learning to infuse 21st-century skills in students through technology integration. The NEP 2020 identifies 21st-century skills under three main categories namely, learning skills, like critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication; life skills, like flexibility, leadership, initiative, productivity and social skills; and literacy skills, like information, media and technology skills. Aiming to bridge the gap in skill acquisition in the current educational model, Next Education, a SaaS-based technology-driven company revolutionizing the K-12 sector in India, has announced
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Back in the 1960s, the US Defence Department needed a technology to monitor seismic activities resulting from earthquake and nuclear activities. Researchers at California University developed ARPANET on a third-generation computer to help augment defence capabilities. Little did they know that they were changing history in their labs to transform the future forever. ARPANET were the building blocks of the internet of today. But it crashed at ‘LO’ when researchers tried writing LOGIN.
Cut to 2021. India’s high-speed internet is probably the cheapest in the world. This year will be remarkable in terms of telecom companies finally introducing us to 5G network. There will be super-thin LED TVs, and wearables and personal assistants taking away monopoly of smartphones for every activity gradually. No, that won’t deter the smartphone-makers who would keep bringing us newer products every month. But the fact is, technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) a