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Technology, as a weapon, is making a
interactions with peers and establish
rapport with teachers. Helping
children develop socially is an
important aspect within the realm of
their academic education. The
physical presence of a teacher keeps
students stimulated through the
interactive and interesting activities.
This enables students to retain more
from what they have learned during a
session. It inculcates conict
resolving skills, presentation skills
when it comes to presenting their
ideas condently in front of peers,
develops team spirit and teaches
them to get along with different
cultures. Such experiences are MOST POWERFUL
valuable in shaping students'
communication and listening skills,
as well as growing and maturing
emotionally.
Although classroom teaching has THE WORLD
certain plus points that online
teaching simply cannot replace, the
advent of Digital India and increasing
edu-tech popularity is here to stay.
Schools are launching apps,
huge impact on e-learning. Its impact
on the common student has been
huge. From online courses to
professional courses, everything can
be done online. The penetration of
digital learning into our education is
fast evolving. Today's learners now
enjoy easier, more efficient access to
information; opportunities for
extended and mobile learning; the
ability to give and receive immediate
feedback; and greater motivation to
learn and engage.
PowerPoint Presentations, videos
EDUCATION IS THE and gaming based learning has made
e d u c a t i o n m o r e e n g a g i n g ,
entertaining and exploring. From a
WEAPON WE CAN time, a short while ago, when
students were refrained from getting
USE TO CHANGE addicted to gadgets; to a time when
these have become an inevitable part
of learning- this swift transition has
indeed taken the world by surprise.
Online Education has proven to be
-NELSON MANDELA benecial in the recent times. Amidst
the nationwide lockdown, schools
and universities are depending on the
online modes of teaching in order to
maintain continuity of education.
conducting classes over Google
Hangouts or Zoom, and sending
interactive worksheets and videos for
learning.
Keeping the drawbacks of e-learning
in mind such as lack of technology
and poor connectivity, this form of
education may not be available and
affordable to all.
The pandemic is a gentle reminder to
us that we need to enable students
with skills they will need in order to
navigate an unpredictable future:
21st century skills of communication,
collaboration, critical thinking, and
creativity.
Many are hoping that this is a
temporary phenomenon that will
fade with the lifting of the lockdown
and the reopening of educational
institutes. But some say that online
education is set to become the new
normal in a post-Covid world.