AUGUST 20224Technology has impacted almost every aspect of life today, and education is no exception. To land on an unbiased conclusion, let's just understand that in some ways, education seems much the same as it has been for many years. An illustration by Laurentius de Voltolina depicts a university lecture. The teacher lectures from a podium at the front of the room while the students sit in rows and listen. Some of the students have books open in front of them and appear to be following along. A few look bored. Some are distracted or talking to their mates. One in the corner, appears to be conveniently sleeping. Now, look up Laurentius de Voltolina in Google. The parchment based illustration is set in medieval Italy and the artist we're talking about here is a 14th century figure. Stupefied yet? To be fair, this is almost a modern setup of a classroom. The general idea of a classrooms has not changed much, though you might find students looking at their laptops, tablets, or smart phones instead of books. What technology has done is that it has skyrocketed the accessibility of education across the nation's geography. Rippled by the pandemic, in `n' number of ways, technology has profoundly changed education. For one thing, technology has greatly expanded access to education. In medieval times, books were rare and only an elite few had access to educational opportunities. Individuals had to travel to centers of learning to get an education. Today, massive amounts of information (books, audio, images, videos) are available at one's fingertips through the Internet, and opportunities for formal learning are available online worldwide. Today, the new generation of learners understands the expanding need to put new-age technology into practice. Through virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR), Indian edtech startups are making education fun, helping students better understand concepts. Emanuel Christi DasSpecial EditorKeeping the Spirit of Classroom AliveEDITOR'S NOTEsiliconindia Vol 7 · Issue 8 - 1 · AUGUST- 2022 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Special Editor Emanuel Christi Das Editorial Team Monica Pallavi J Hridkamal Roy Akankha Chak Sales & Marketing Deepika S. Nischita Prakash Naik Arvind Chakaravathy Editorial Queries startupcity@siliconindia.com To subscribe Visit: www.siliconindia.com/subscribe/ Magazine price is Rs. 150 per issue.Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Silicon Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2022 Silicon Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.sales@startupcity.comCirculation Manager Magendran PerumalVP Sales & Marketing Shashi Ranjan Art ManagerSuanya Chakraborty Manager - Design Prabhudutta A.R.N Ray Senior DesignerI. Dinesh Kumar
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