Journal of Commerce and Management Thought
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 2

Technology Enabled Teaching -Learning Initiatives: A Learner Centric Innovative Approach to Commerce Curriculum

Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, Pune, Maharashtra. Email: sharau_csr@rediffmail.com

Online published on 27 March, 2014.

Abstract

Youth today is extremely passionate about technology. Whether we talk about computers, tablets, smart phones or phablets, their ‘super-dependency’ on these gadgets has increased to a great extent. Teachers in higher education, imparting commerce curriculum have to understand this and include this technology effectively in the teaching-learning process. It is necessary for the college faculty to adapt to the changing needs of their students if they expect them to be in the classroom (both mentally and physically). This paper focuses on the use of information and communication technology in teaching learning commerce subjects so that it has a greater impact on the students. The following paper is based on experiments undertaken by the author in ‘technology enabled’ teaching-learning process and endeavors to offer means to make the contemporary commerce education more interesting and pertinent.

Keywords

Teaching-learning, Technology enabled, Higher education, Commerce curriculum