Earlier, the education in the classrooms was bound to read books, continuous explanation of the chapters and concepts, writing on the blackboard, and students noting down everything on their notebooks. But, when technology has taken over everything, classrooms and the education system have also adapted the technology in the modern-day.
Technology extends playing online games,
shopping online and watching animated videos. The benefits of technology depend
upon how children, parents, and teachers use it for effective learning.
Utilizing technology well leads to more involvement of students and interactive
learning.
Today, digital classes play a vital role in
schools and have changed education's scenarios. A Digital Classroom
incorporates technology like electronic devices and software into the learning
process to teach students. Technology and advanced gadgets give a voice to
digital classrooms as the learning process gets easier and interactive for
students and teachers.
How
has technology improved the traditional learning methods?
There was a time when colourful charts,
models and diagrams were characterized as the best learning methods in the
school. But in this technology-driven world where technology is at the tip of
society and its children, the traditional learning approaches are considered
outdated. So now a class with technology is considered the best class and has
led to an immense technology trend in the city schools.
Most of the things today are transformed
and digitalized due to a rapid surge in the use of the internet, mobile phones,
mobile applications, laptops, tablets, and other gadgets. The use of PowerPoint
presentations, video presentations, e-learning methods, online training and
other digital practices are being given importance and have replaced
blackboards and textbooks in all the teaching-learning processes.
In addition, at the present point of time,
almost every school has adopted applied sciences techniques as a vital part of
their educational system in some or the other way. For instance, Some schools
have digitalized the entire teaching and learning process. In contrast, other
institutions have imparted the online school management system that manages
everything from administration to the clerical and teaching and learning
exercises after realizing the potential of digitalization in educational
institutions.
How
has technology changed the process of teaching?
The pandemic has cleared the way for
teachers to expand their horizons and transition their teaching techniques into
a stronger, virtual learning mode, supported by adequate training for
effortless use of different learning platforms for engaging students. Earlier,
the teachers used chalk, duster, and blackboards to teach students in a
traditional classroom. However, now the use of traditional techniques in most
schools is negligible. Nowadays, classroom teaching has become highly
interactive with digital platforms.
Teachers are meant to build the citizens of
tomorrow in the classrooms of today. Therefore, upskilling teachers with technology
to its best potential is today's primary and immediate need. Every teacher
worked hard and grasped all the digital training to leverage technology to its
full potential and transform themselves into online educators.
Thus, educators took their best foot
towards the Golden Age of Teaching and proved that nothing could stop them from
imparting knowledge.
Conclusion
Over the past few months, there has been a
significant mindset switch in parents and students, leading them to embrace
online learning wholeheartedly. Today, most parents want their children to
continue learning online even after reopening the schools.
Furthermore, the pandemic has blended both
the offline and online learning approaches and emerged the digitalization in
educational institutions. Hence, to match the demands of this evolving pattern,
the role of a teacher and student will go much beyond textbook teaching and
learning.
