Digital Classrooms: The modernized way of teaching & learning

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world where technology is at the tip of society and its children, the traditional learning approaches are considered outdated.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.