Education: Adult Learning and Technology

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This paper discusses the adoption of new technologies to address the challenges of the delivery system in the adult education programs. The old and new technologies both are useful in the process. It explains how education must be so designed as to incorporate the most suitable technology that provides effective learning, cost effectively, and assisting people in quick learning. The suitability of the technology and its appropriate use in the educational process enables the learners to attain higher skills necessary to cope with the growing universalization. The writer states that it is therefore imperative that the choice of technology should be made with due care and is backed by proper design and planning. Concurrent assessment of the performance of the adopted technology should be under taken at regular intervals, and supplementation should be made for ensuring the better integration of the technologies. Technology cannot be avoided in the name of economy. Adult education is considered to be the most neglected area of education in terms of the financial allocations and, therefore, cannot be neglected in exploiting the available technological potentialities.

Introduction
Literature Review
Discussion
Software Used in Adult Education
Use of Video in Adult Learning
Use of Microcomputers for Adult Learning
Use of Technology in Adult Education in the Various States
Technology in Literacy Mission: Technology in Libraries
Use of Technology in Distance Education
Advantages of the Use of Technology in Adult Learning
Limitations of the Use of Technology in Adult Education
Recommendations
Rectifying the Limitations of Technology in Adult Education
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The transition of present day world is seen towards a more liberal and universal one. The individuals are required to know the ways to keep pace with the dynamism in order to cater to the needs of dynamic world along with simultaneous interaction for productively keeping hold of the associated systems. In order to make available an efficient educational atmosphere and cater to the educational needs of the common individuals in a cost effective and suitable manner it is essential to find out the better approaches. Improvement in the literacy mission is possible through technology. The technology assists in the construction of educational atmosphere that is best fit for meeting the requirements and goals and for making available new avenues to those that have no access to the previous learning systems. It encourages the students to be more resourceful and pioneering. The technology has reformulated our vision to deal with information, laying emphasis on self education from conventional teaching, making education a process through out life rather than confining to a particular period."

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