Authors : B. K. Sahoo
Page Nos : 260-263
Description :
In the world the COVID-19 has spread its wings and almost all the countries have been affected by the corona virus. Many lakhs of people have lost their lives due to the spread of the pandemic. In this pandemic USA has been worst victim. The economy of each and every country has been badly affected by COVID-19. At this point of time both the state and the central govt have taken various measures like lockdown and shut down etc so that this pandemic will not spread further. In view of this all the schools, colleges and universities have remained closed. The authorities of the educational institutions are forced to take other alternative like the arrangement of online classes for the learners so that the syllabus will be completed in due course of time. Besides that the e-learning materials have been provided to the students. Other measures are conduct of online examination, submission of assignment, group discussion, home task and other valuable tips necessary for the learners.
Overall online Class is the best choice for the students during COVID-19. The disadvantages can be overcome with the intervention of ICT, establishment of proper infrastructure, proper training to the students before inception of online class and arrangement of network, etc. During COVID-19 when schools, colleges and universities have remained closed, there is no other alternative available with the educational institutions only ICT based teaching and learning can be utilized for the students as well as for the teachers. Through this digital platform both the teachers and learners interact with each other and an interpersonal relationship develops between them. With the help of digital the students can feel class room situation and learns many things through discussion and participation. The academic needs of the students are fulfilled by the online learning. Similarly the teachers also take interest in online teaching with the support of ICT and they provide feedback to the students which help them improve their performance in the class. From anywhere and any place the online teaching and learning can take place. At this point of time, online learning is the only alternative left to the educational institutions to provide academic support to the students.
