Blending of Traditional System and Digital Pedagogy: An Indian Perspective

Proper embedding of digitized facilities in traditional teaching–learning system is a salient characteristics of modern pedagogy. State-of-the-art computing is greatly influenced by computational intelligence. The chapter is a study on changing scenario of teaching–learning in India focusing on basic paradigm shifts. It explores blending of traditional system with digital technology in Indian perspective. At first, it gives a brief survey on blended learning. Then, it presents two teaching–learning models incorporating digital technology. Intelligent School Network for Research (ISNR) is a research-based teaching–learning model for school-level learners. It aims to instil inquisitiveness and research orientation in young minds with the objective that a number of socio-environmental problems can be resolved by indigenous ideas of young scientists. Intelligent Feedback System for Classrooms (IFSC) is a feedback model for formative assessment of learners in classrooms. It thrives on intelligent data analysis from CCTV-camera enabled classrooms. Though both models are designed for school education system, they can easily be extended for higher education systems.