Communication technology and development –A study of e-learning intervention in engineering education in Karnataka, India

Usharani N. and Nesara Kadanakuppe (2014) Communication technology and development –A study of e-learning intervention in engineering education in Karnataka, India. Journal of Media and Social Development, 2 (3). pp. 40-55.

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Abstract

The present study aims to evaluate the impact of e-learning on engineering students in the State of Karnataka, the silicon valley of India to understand the intervention of communication technology in education. The study selected a random sample of 613 engineering students based on the enrollment registers across 8 engineering colleges thatare part of the network of colleges hooked on to satellite based e-learning programs in professional education. On the whole the study establishes that communication technology has given a new model of learning in making the professional education more meaningful and relevant. The integration of technology with conventional method of teaching has given a new instructional model based on the elements of e-learning. The model envisages access, greater degree of participation, student-centric approach, individualized learning and teaching practices. E-learning is a new dependable initiative in teaching-learning process in professional education, says the study

Item Type: Article
Subjects: A Arts and Humanities > Journalism and Mass Media Communication
Divisions: Department of > Journalism and Mass Communication
Depositing User: Manjula P Library Assistant
Date Deposited: 15 Oct 2019 07:26
Last Modified: 15 Oct 2019 07:26
URI: http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/9047

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