Philanthropic & Literary Discourse On E-Learning Penetration In Rural Education System, India In View Of Covid-19 Lockdown

Majority of India still lives in villages and so the need for redefining rural education in India in 21st century holds critical importance . Rural Education in India is currently facing a lot of challenges in education like declining attendance of students in schools, lack of committed teachers, proper infrastructure, quality and access to education etc. Although the rural population is gradually understanding the importance of education but due to adequate financing, they are forced to hold back their children. In addition to this problem, there are instances of only one teacher for managing the entire school in many government schools and sometimes when they didn’t turn up, the school remains shut. All this ultimately results in very few students moving ahead and pursuing their college education. This mean that they end up wasting their second education and are unable to get suitable jobs in the market. In spite of above tit & bits, Covid-19 outbreak has partially-cum-totally paralyzed school education particularly in remote areas . The foundation for improving quality, accessibility and affordability of education in rural areas of the country can be laid down by encouraging technology interventions. Innovative use of digital initiatives can make a difference for creating vital impact to solve some the keys in rural education in India . Appropriate use of technology can help in mitigating a lots of concerns through digitized/e-learning educations services. With the help of public-partnership, rural areas can be equipped with multimedia teaching tools, smart classes having the facility to learn through video lectures, smart boards etc. Through interactive digital medial tools school having one teacher can conduct remote lectures across several locations. This will also help in addressing the shortage of teachers in these schools. While using technology, there could be initial challenges to acclimatize teachers in rural areas with its usages and expose them to digital tools. Therefore, before implementation, due care should be taken to train teachers. Interactive learning through digitization can make learning in classrooms interesting and engaging which in turn can arrest drop-out rate . The collective efforts of the government, NGOs & civil society organization alongwith private sectors companies have already begun to steer rural India through digital e-learning transformation of education system