Volume 6 : Issue 2 (2019)

Professional Development of Teachers through e-Resources Tools

Information and communication technology has become the part and parcel of teaching profession. The education system has moved its journey from physical to virtual class. In today’s rapidly increasing globalised world, it is imperative to make learning and education a holistic experience beyond classroom academics is a need of the hour. To equip oneself one must have several resources and tools. The teachers being a right channel of imparting education to the scholars and learners needs to imbibe the professional development. The present paper elaborates the ways and means through which the teachers can avail the professional development. The paper highlights the e-resources and its usage for professional development of the teachers.

Professional Development, e-Resources.

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