2021, VOL. 4 ISSUE 1, PART BPages: 65-69
Blended learning: A transformation in education
Dr. Shaheen Parveen
Abstract:
During any crisis situation like a pandemic, war or natural disaster, online/blended learning could meet the academic needs of the learners in a bigger way. The use of information and communication technology (ICT)-based technologies has converted the entire teaching pedagogy to a learner centred pedagogy, following which the skills of using technology are to be seen as the most essential qualifications on the part of both the teachers/educators and learners. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to understand the prospects and challenges of providing online/blended learning in a country like India, particularly during and in post-Covid-19 situations.
During any crisis situation like a pandemic, war or natural disaster, online/blended learning could meet the academic needs of the learners in a bigger way. The use of information and communication technology (ICT)-based technologies has converted the entire teaching pedagogy to a learner centred pedagogy, following which the skills of using technology are to be seen as the most essential qualifications on the part of both the teachers/educators and learners. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to understand the prospects and challenges of providing online/blended learning in a country like India, particularly during and in post-Covid-19 situations.