Knowledge Management in the digital era: Students' Perception towards Digital Learning

Information technology affects all aspects of human activity and education is not an exception. A digitally literate citizen will be able to learn and take responsibility for learning. Learning is a never ending process. The attitude to learn determines how well the knowledge can be aligned with creating competence. A lot of emphasis in the present times is on transmitting towards student centric learning which helps in engaging the learners in higher order thinking as compared to traditional classroom teaching. As the education system moves towards student centric and the outcome based education, use of technology in teaching and learning becomes more relevant. Knowledge of how students engage in digital learning tools can play a vital role in managing technology for enhancing the student learning. Digital learning can be taken as a means of education that incorporates electronic equipments and tools and the interactivity between these and people involved in the learning process. Digital learning is relatively new phenomenon. With the development of ICT and relative exposure of students to it the present study examines students’ perception about digital learning. The study made an attempt to understand the preference and attitude towards electronic learning among the students of higher education. The study involves primary data analysis of 65 students of MBA in Dakshina Kannada District.