INTEGRATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND PREPAREDNESS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (HEIs)

In the recent decade, the curriculum frame-workers and the educational stakeholders usually pay more attention to integrate digital technologies in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). They opined that integration of such technology in the teaching-learning process may enhance the teachers’ teaching competencies and enrich the learning experiences of the students by providing quality instructional materials. Hence, the present paper aims to provide the theoretical building of digital technology, digital education, digital curriculum and resources and digitalization in higher education. To meet the emerging demands in the domain of education, the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are required to possess the essential conditions that are necessary for the successful implementation of digital technologies in the existing curriculum. Therefore, the present paper identifies the role of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) for integrating digital technologies and exclusively discusses the importance as well as relevance of such digitalization in Indian higher education system. KEYWORDS: Digital Technology, Digital Education, Digital Curriculum and Resources, Digitalization, Role of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Relevance of Digital Technologies in Education