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“Role of teachers – In the digital Era”

Dr. Sampreety Gogoi | YOUNG GEN   Assistant professor College of Community Science   Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam   In ancient India the teachers were spiritual and intellectual fathers of the thought. Education was impossible without a teacher; he was regarded as guru. The relationship of the pupil with his guru was very spiritual, intimate and cordial and there was no financial relation with the guru. In many instances the teacher would support his pupil and there weren’t any material relations. The teacher or the guru was the institution himself, the Alma mater. But gradually the role of the teacher has changed from being a sage to a facilitator. In the entire learning process the education system has evolved considerably from Vedic time. Classroom learning was efficiently facilitated entirely using the blackboard and lecture method, but gradually technology has entered classrooms with different audio-visual aids. This has helped the teachers to enhance the q