Technology as a tool and enabler in the post-NCF 2005 constructivist classroom in India
2007, Shuchi Grover
This paper, written in the context of the proposed National Policy on ICT in Education of the Government of India, illustrates the possibilities of using technology in various constructivist approaches, discusses the ideas for technology planning within constrained budgets and outlines considerations for policy decisions on the use of ICT in education in India. The key argument is that technology should be used with a more conscious educational purpose, as a cognitive tool, and as a means to facilitate more meaningful learning rather than an end in itself. This, the author says will support the constructivist teaching practices in the National Curriculum Framework prepared for India, in a way that is truly beneficial and meaningful to the learning environment, the learning process and the learner.