EVOLVING ERA OF EDUCATION DURING 2020
“Creativity is as important as literacy” ,the quote rightly sums up the relevance of changing Trends and Techniques of Educating , in the present world . Education is evolving due to the impact of the Internet. We cannot teach our students in the same manner in which we were taught. Change is necessary to engage students in the curriculum we are responsible for teaching.
There was a standstill in education in India the moment the lockdown was announced in March 2020 . Not much of people were really having the know- how of ONLINE EDUCATION. But yes , “Necessity is the need of invention “. Hence started the new Platform or Emerging education through ONLINE MODE. Through online mode we could even reach out to and provide Quality Education in the remotest part of the country . 2020 was a boom time for the constant learners like me . Though ,Technology & Multimedia were always a part of my classroom but I had never taught students virtually . It was a time to go ahead & embrace the new system in Education . I welcomed it wholeheartedly with my undying spirit. I got acquainted with GOOGLE MEET , ZOOM & MS TEAMS where I taught my students remotely . I explored various sites for building up interactions in virtual classrooms which include NEARPOD , FLIPGRID etc. I used different sites for simulations like PHET , JAVA ,TESLA LABS to conduct Lab. Practical virtually . The simulations not only provided relevance of the context to my students, but also added fun to the learning process .My students were able to co-relate the theory concepts acquired with practical based skills .
Working with students using INTERACTIVE WORKSHEETS was an equally enthralling experience , wherein the participation of the entire class could be witnessed simultaneously. There was no doubt some initial glitches but everything started falling in place as time passed by. We have all become fine & comfortable with the new normal & now is the era of Blended and Cooperative learning together. The students are learning easily and that too faster. Teaching through ICT techniques , we can show illustrations, videos , GIF’s and what not . Besides teaching remotely through the ICT techniques , we can assess and evaluate our learners continuously by using varied tools like online QUIZIZZ , KAHOOT and GOOGLE FORMS etc. The students not only imbibe the concepts better now but also are able to analyse their performance alongside .The things we used to think will waste out time for classroom teaching , have turned out to be so beneficial in teaching ,as it aids the teaching learning process so very well. So rightly mentioned by Einstein , “Education is not the learning of facts , but training of the mind to think”!
The year 2020 thus has marked the beginning of a new ERA in Education making it more student driven and focusing on building in them the necessary competencies !
Ms MONIKA SINDHWANI
PGT(PHYSICS)
BAL BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL , ROHINI
