Online Learning in the Pandemic
Since the historic beginning of the new decade in 2020 with the COVID-19 outbreak, internet has been breaking down barriers and been removing the traditional gatekeepers in many established fields. One of the key domains which have undergone a metamorphosis is education. The students have attempted to adapt themselves to the ‘new normal’ ways of online learning alongside their dedicated teachers who have tremendously worked hard to make online teaching effective and interactive. Technology has come to the forefront in these testing times and being immersed in it throughout the year has honed the technical skills massively. With the number of COVID cases in full swing, online learning platforms like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Cisco Webex, Google Classroom etc. have come to the rescue. No doubt, everyone thoroughly misses the physical classroom learning, but in these pandemic times, these online learning platforms have provided the optimal alternatives. It has allowed us to venture into ways of learning we had not envisaged earlier, like learning through slides, playing quizzes with friends and classmates etc. Giving online examinations has been an altogether new experience for the students. Also, there have been other online tutoring platforms which students have largely adopted in this online […]