Almost all of us at some point or other must have
been part of a conference call, a webinar, video conference and likewise. And
so common have these options today that it is impossible to find someone who doesn’t
associate with these virtual meeting options. At the same time, many of us who
are parents must have been summoned by the school of our children for a
parent-teacher meeting.
Have you ever wondered sitting in those meetings,
if there was another way of doing those parent teacher meetings? Probably, do
these meeting more discreetly or even virtually?
Improving technology is now available to greatly
alter and improve the parent-teacher dynamic. While the thought of a virtual
parent teacher meeting may have existed for long enough, technology is now
fully evolved to bring this to reality. At the same time, educational
institutions are becoming increasingly more savvy in employing technology to
improve their services. Deploying phone systems
is now a viable option being sought by various educational institutions.
Soon enough we will be inhabiting a world where in
the ward’s progress reports are digitally delivered and everyday activities of
be uploaded to an online dashboard for the parent’s viewing. Dial-in options
using phone systems amongst others are several path breaking measures that we
will be able to see in our own times as connectivity improves further; parents
become more tech-savvy; and our lives become even more connected.
The government is doing its bit in improving the
connectivity. The ball is now firmly in the court of the educational
institutions to become more enterprising in the use of technology for their
parent-teacher liaisons and overall educational benefits. They can employ a
dial-in system to let parent’s access the ward’s attendance or progress
reports. Conference calls or via two-way voice messaging platforms, mobile app
etc. are all avenues that ought to be sufficiently explored to improve
parent-teacher relationship.
The education sector is a critical component
preparing a nation for its future growth. What we invest in today’s education
will determine the magnitude of a nation’s growth in the years to come. The National Broadband Network
is an ambitious and hugely beneficial initiative – the government just has to
make sure that all students – irrespective of where they come from accrue
equitable benefits such that their current situation is only improved, and not
diminished by NBN.
There are great many options and whichever be the
one that educators and parents decide upon, the underlying principles however
ought to remain the same. Improvements in digital connectivity have to result
in an expanded reach of education and educational facilities. And secondly it
must bring into the educational-fold, a great many of those who are yet
outside.
Technology is play a vital role in shaping our
present, but by employing technology in education we definitely improve the
tomorrow for our children.
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