Speaking to Education Times, Biswajit Saha, Director, CBSE, says, “AR and VR will be introduced as a skill subject for classes VI to VIII and will be integrated into STEM education up to class XII. The vision is to democratize and universalize STEM education. Students will get to learn the theory part and will also have projects and internships. We are also planning to conduct laboratory experiments to make learning more impactful and experiential.”
In addition, students will also be encouraged to take advantage of AR and VR in entrepreneurship. Some of the topics that will be covered are; Digital etiquette, wellbeing, digital citizenship, digital footprint, cyber security and security. Students will also be given information on how to remember the password.
Joseph Emmanuel, Director, CBSE (Academics) says, “In this emerging knowledge area all the technical aspects related to AR and VR will be taught in a well-defined manner to the students at an age-appropriate level. Also, students will be made to understand both the theoretical and practical aspects of the new technology and the marks obtained by the students will be added to their internal assessment. ,
Manav Subodh, Co-Founder, 1M1B Foundation, which is the implementing agency and hopes to enhance the technical workforce by introducing students to emerging technologies. “The simplest form of introducing AR is to involve students in learning it. AR, VR, AI and ML are the subjects that should be included in the curriculum. National Policy on Education (NEP), 2020 Immersive, Visual and Experimental learning and this step will address the infrastructural challenges.If students feel at home with these technical education at an early age of schooling, it will also go a long way in further augmenting human infrastructure resource for India will do.”
“AR provides a huge opportunity for immersive learning in which students can imagine and learn. Even a sixth grade student can imagine how an engine is assembled or This is the opposite of how the heart and brain work. This program will create a huge opportunity for the student community.”
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