HRD Minister launches Operation Digital Board

HRD Minister launches Operation Digital Board

Question: Which of the following statement is incorrect related to Operation Digital Board launched recently by Prakash Javadekar?
(a) It will make teaching process interactive
(b) It will leverage technology for boosting quality education
(c) The digital board will be introduced all over the country in the private and government aided schools from class 9th onwards
(d) The process will begin from the coming session of 2019
Answer: (c)
Related facts:

  • On 20th February, 2019; Minister of Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar launched Operation Digital Board.
  • Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, the Minister announced that Operation Digital Board will be revolutionary step; which will make the learning as well as the teaching process interactive and it will popularize flipped learning as a pedagogical approach.
  • The digital board will be introduced all over the country in Government and Government Aided Schools from class 9th onwards as well as in higher education institutions.
  • The process will begin from the coming session of 2019 itself. He further said that The Minister explained that ODB aims at converting a class room into a digital class room.
  • It will also help in provisioning of personalized adaptive learning as well as intelligent tutoring in addition to availability of e-resources at any time and at any place to the students.This will be done by exploiting emerging technologies like Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics. An expert committee has worked out optimum configuration of the Digital Class Rooms under ODB.

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