Digital Literacy Mission is a benevolent effort by a group of active professionals and social givers to start a program that would enhance the knowledge of people in the digitally advanced sector. Education sector in India has no doubt excelled and expedited the national standards by preparing bright brains and erasing the quilt of ignorance and illiteracy. But still there is a discernibly huge area where primary education is a real schlep. With increasing demands of jobs and skyrocketing hike in competence, real challenge is to carve out those unattended people who are waiting for just a motivation to bootstrap themselves out of their social constraints. This mission will not only creep into such areas but also increase their competency by making them digitally literate.
Anyone can be an active part of this mission and register themselves on truly voluntary basis by offering himself/herself as tutor or facilitator as per the field of their expertise. The seed of this mission had been sowed long back in 2009 by global federations and socialists and the fruits will truly be helpful in eradicating the intoxicated world of ignorance. Using the latest tools and gismos of information and technology, online provisions for supplying the course materials and tutoring may be done to involve as many people all around the world as great teachers. DLM is a virtual global network where using the latest Cloud Computing technology, various nodes will be maintained. People all across the globe are becoming a fragment of this mission in different manners to give something to the underprivileged section of the society. I and you may also join the breakthrough rally by active participation. For further details and correspondence we may follow the link https://sites.google.com/site/dlmindia11/contact-us.
“Self generated and self propagated thoughts always migrate from mind to the ground of realities.”
India has been a developing nation since her independence in terms of social ,economic and political backgrounds.With every remarkable improvement,the nation moves one step ahead towards continual progress.Like a centipede,education sector has also covered miles and emerged as the most promising field for every new generation to shape the future in a better and most effective manner.Since the times of ‘gurukul’ till the modernised education system there are citations which refer to changes,experiments and transformations in the ways and forms of teaching that are rife .But still there lies a huge chunk of rural population that strives hard against poverty,infancy illiteracy and unemployment.The social ironies mocks at the national development which carries the stories of impoverished and underprivileged people.With increasing demands of jobs and skyrocketing hike in competence,real challenge is to carve out those unattended people who are waiting for just a motivation to bootstrap themselves out of their social constraints. In this context Digital literacy acts as a pivot.
Martin has given one of the most comprehensive definitions of digital literacy. He has defined it as the awareness, attitude and ability of individuals to appropriately use digital tools and facilities to identify, access, manage, integrate, evaluate, analyse, and synthesize digital resources, construct new knowledge, create media expressions, communicate with others, in the context of specific like situations, in order to enable constructive social action; and to reflect upon this process.
A digital citizen may be considered as an asset to the nation that contains the potency to influence people,has the skill to benefit the enterprises and organisation,has the cornucopia of knowledge to literate the people and make them a part of technologies and advancements.Today almost all the schools have started paying a parity with computer classes that includes knowledge of hardwares,softwares,computer languages,web-tools etc that would motivate the spirit of being more confident of selves.The teachers have a hard- won challenge to prepare their students as the most creative,deft ,innovative and competent to be launched as the most fruitful asset in the market.This encourages the learners and the givers as well to perform more ideally and productively.It is opening new areas of employment and self motivation making people more responsible towards family,society and nation.
One major difficulty that is faced by non creamy students is lack of communication power. Effective communication is one tool that helps in seizing an image in the market.A knowledge in the latest high technology digital world helps us to get connected with the people all around the world.This may include one’s concerned field or area of concern where by bloating the circle of contacts and advertising the skills he can excel in and expedite his work experiences.This may also be helpful by using the electronic gizmos to create ,evaluate, ,recapitulate, record and refer to the dissertations and work we do or intend to do which not only increases the efficiency of work but also brings reliability in picture.Apart from the work area and shop floors ,to get acquainted and notified with the social upkeeps and open new ventures in the employment sector,digital literacy acts as a true giver.
Teachers themselves after seeking proper knowledge in this area can benefit the society in very effective manner.They may promote distant education in the areas where it is hard to run regular classrooms.Chaitanya Gurukul Public School in Chamanpura village of Gopalganj District,Bihar is one brilliant example of excellence and service.It is quite a remote place that is using hih-tech gadgets where teachers mark their attendance using a biometric finger-printers and impart knowledge sitting at the different corners of the world. Lessons and subjects are well taught using Skype,video conferencing and internet.This young school is one of the best illustrations of the greatness of digital literacy and the glory of young minds.
There have been challenges as well that arise due to the regular changes in the ways of understanding,approach,access response and interaction in social and professional lives. The whirlpool of knowledge and learning often demands the turbulence of parallelism with the world beyond and after one’s study is over and he joins the mainstream as a workforce that require technical excellence and updation.Today in the field of science and technology where a huge number of students are absorbed ,the one thing that improves their competence is their knowledge in digitally advanced sector.Education system in India has also leaped up to maintain the global standards but there are still so much to be done.Digital literacy needs to be popularised particularly in the areas were primary education itself is a real schlep .By introducing the concept into the syllabus and making it a renewal oriented system we can allow along with the previous tracks,the students to match up with the modernised world where lies job,clientele and a competent market.
For framing a digital future for sustainable development initiatives are being taken to empower the rural population and make them efficient and resourced.There are many seminars and conferences which are organised in schools,institutions,communities and organisation to impart this reflective element at all levels.
Digital literacy may be considered as a set of skills and art that is strengthening the base of a developing nation.By holding every node of inputs for improvement we need to get accessorised with all such tools that can help us in making India a country of wizards and a nation of digital brains.
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