Workshop on importance of technology in education

TURA: A day-long workshop highlighting the indispensability of technology as an effective handmaiden in the dissemination of knowledge was held at the Don Bosco College of Teachers’ Education on Monday.
Organised in accordance with the directives of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, under the scheme of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission, the workshop stressed on technology boom to aid education and laid emphasis on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), Study Web Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM), and OER (Open Educational Resources).
The workshop, which was organised by the Department of Education, NEHU and coordinated by Don Bosco College of Teacher Education, Tura, was attended by the faculty members of NEHU, Tura, CTE, Rongkhon, academic institutions and teachers and teacher trainees of the host college.
Speaking on the occasion, Nikme S.C. Momin, Department of Education, NEHU, Tura, underlined the importance of such workshops in an age of digital innovations in teaching. Reverend Father (Dr. Zacharias George), the chairperson of the inaugural session, highlighted how it can help teachers to adapt themselves to the changing contours of education in a technology-driven society.
Amareswaran, Department of Education and Manoj Rana, Assistant Librarian, NEHU, highlighted the positive impact technology has played in spreading education.