subject: Upgrade Your Competencies: Use Smart Learning Concepts [print this page] Anatole France once said, The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
Surely, what Antole said can be applicable at all times & at any planet of the universe. If a student doesnt have an interest in a subject, then all his efforts in reading a topic goes in vein. Without proper interest towards a subject, a student may succeed in mugging up the whole topic but he cannot succeed in grasping the basic idea behind it. Although, todays smart learning concepts have taken the challenge of creating curiosity among the young minds and teaching them in an effective manner than the traditional classroom methodology.
The basic concept behind smart learning is explaining a topic with graphs, graphic organizers, webs, concept maps, idea maps, plots, and illustrations. By utilizing visual aids, a student can actually retain more information with enhanced precision. Many eLearning portals are developing smart learning tools for the perusal & guidance of the students.
The power of eLearning was accidently realized when Graziadei demonstrated an online computer delivered lecture, tutorial and assessment project. Many corporate companies in America then understood the need of the hour & deployed online study materials and smart learning concepts in their organizations. This triggered a chain reaction of eLearning institutions in America & gradually in other countries.
Today, the online education is highly successfulas in condensing a vast 20 pages chapter of any subject into a single slider. The products developed by specialized online study portals have become very famous among the students in a very short period of time.
A 12-year comparative analysis of the U.S. Department of Education found that online education enhances the performance of the students due to its increased access & flexibility. The research further concluded that more than 3.5 million students have enrolled for the eLearning courses in America.
Astonished by the interesting facts of smart learning, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is planning to start mass campaigns for extending education to the poor in the remote African regions.
On the same hand in India, many eLearning portals have come up with customized online study materials emphasizing on the C.B.S.E board curriculum followed primarily in the Indian sub-continent. They have been designed exclusively for the convenient perusal of the students.
The C.B.S.E online study is a good alternative to printed learning as visuals beautifully make a particular subject comprehendible. Not only that, online education can as well be easily distributed to a wide audience at a relatively low cost & time involved.
Heres a look at some of the salient features of C.B.S.E online study strategy:
1:-It reduces the overall training time.
2:-The students can bookmark progress (computer remembering where the student left off so that he can resume the courses from there).
3:-There is no need to travel (also reduces the cost of transportation to physical classrooms).
4:-A student can easily access courses from a variety of locations.
With such an avant-garde initiative, the C.B.S.E Board might even help clear its previous backlog of failed students. eLearning portals have innovated a series of online learning mechanisms to create and retain the interests of the students. With their aid, the subjects have become all the more comprehensive, intriguing, spontaneous for future references.
The core philosophy of eLearning is based upon the general concept that learning becomes more effective by using audio-visual aids to give practical exposure to any theoretical concept. This phenomenon is certainly not possible within the four walls of a typical classroom setting, which adheres strictly to a conventional chalk and board methodology.
