Posts

THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION: TRENDS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Image
  THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION: TRENDS, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES Sarita Shetty (Mentee) Dr Pratima Mishra (Mentor) Associate Professor H.G.M Azam College of Education Dr P. A. Inamdar University, Pune Introduction  Higher education has traditionally followed a fixed pattern: a single subject, a rigid three- or four-year programme, classroom lectures and a final examination. Today, this model is being questioned. Rapid technological change, artificial intelligence, new kinds of work and global mobility are changing what students need from colleges and universities. India has the second-largest higher education system in the world. According to the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2023–24, released in July 2026, total enrolment has reached about 4.50 crore students across nearly 59,500 institutions. [2] At the same time, the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has set out an ambitious vision: multidisciplinary universities, flexible learning pathways, a stron...
14 comments
Read more

Indian Knowledge Systems and Contemporary Education

Image
Indian Knowledge Systems and Contemporary Education Ayesha Mohammad Rabban Shaikh (Mentee) Dr Pratima Mishra (Mentor) H.G.M. Azam College Of Education Dr P.A. Inamdar University, Pune, Maharashtra, India A few months ago, while sitting in on a school science period, I watched a teacher explain the water cycle using a diagram straight out of a Western textbook — evaporation, condensation, precipitation, neat arrows in a circle. It was accurate, and the students got it. But I kept thinking about my grandmother, who never read a textbook in her life, yet could tell you exactly when the monsoon would arrive by watching the ants, the wind, and the color of the evening sky. Nobody in that classroom would have called what she knew "science." And that, more than anything, is what got me thinking seriously about Indian Knowledge Systems, and why I think we've been underselling them for far too long. Growing Up Between Two Worlds I think a lot of us who grew up in India in the last...
41 comments
Read more

Future Trends in Technology-Based Teacher Education: A Critical Perspective

Image
  Future Trends in Technology-Based Teacher Education:  A Critical Perspective Anam Arshi Anees Baig (Mentee) Dr Pratima Mishra (Mentor) Associate Professor H.G.M Azam College of Education Dr P. A. Inamdar University, Pune Introduction Every generation of teachers has had to learn the tools of its time. Earlier it was the blackboard, the printed textbook and the chart paper. Today it is the smartboard, the learning management system, the mobile phone and, more recently, artificial intelligence. Teacher education, which is the process that prepares a person to become a teacher, stands at the centre of this change. If future teachers are not prepared to understand and use technology wisely, then even the best digital infrastructure in schools will not improve learning. The phrase technology-based teacher education refers to the use of digital tools, platforms and methods in the preparation and continuous professional development of teachers. This includes how student-teachers le...
20 comments
Read more