Pandemic and it’s Impact on Education
The ongoing pandemic has impacted education in multiple ways. Initially, it forced classroom teaching to be moved online. As things started getting better, a hybrid offline and online model also emerged. Various experiments are underway to make learning enjoyable to the student and teaching satisfactory to the teacher.
When the Indian government imposed a total lockdown in March 2020 about 1.5 million schools were shut and 247 million primary and secondary students were out of school. After a few months, schools began trying to replace in-person classes with online learning.
Teachers and schools tried using television, radio, WhatsApp groups, group tutoring, Zoom and Skype. Other innovative ways of trying to reach the students include loudspeaker tutorials for those without internet access. Many other methods in different parts of the country were tried out.
But, during the academic year 2020-21, the impact on an unprepared education sector to deliver learning to students from various socio-economic backgrounds was pronounced. The poor access to the Internet in rural areas, as well as urban poor, was a major handicap. Though access to TV/Radio was widespread, it took time for Govt and Schools to tap into this platform to broadcast lessons.
According to information available, only 12% of the government schools had internet facilities for the academic year 2020-2021. The quality of the bandwidth and service provided are too varied. Private schools in urban areas were comparatively better placed. The students who came from families that could afford Internet access and whose parents were working out of home were better placed though sometimes competing timings limited their access.
Overall, the challenges confronting the government, the Schools, students, and parents varied. Therefore, most parts of the year went into fixing these issues. Then came the challenge of creating content and training teachers to deliver it online.
Consequent to all this disruption, the concepts of personalized learning, digital delivery of content, Virtual classrooms, etc have emerged. The way forward is to blend the strengths and advantages of classroom and online teaching to ensure a holistic learning experience for the student with desired goals.
Conclusion
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