WILL COVID-19 REVOLUTIONIZE THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM?

The nationwide COVID – 19 lockdown has forced schools and Universities to close and send their students home which, in turn, has impacted over 91% of the world’s student population. The closure has placed unprecedented challenges on Governments, Institutions, teachers, parents and care givers around the world. In India, 32 crore learners stopped to move schools or colleges and all educational activities brought to an end. Despite of all these challenges, the Higher Institutions (HEIs) have reacted positively and managed to ensure the continuity of teaching – learning, research and service to the society with some tools and techniques during the pandemic. The move to remote learning has been enabled by several online tech stack such as Google Classroom, Blackboard, Zoom and Microsoft Teams, all of which play an important role in this transformation. With the development of ITC in education, online video – based micro – courses, e-books, simulations, models, graphics, animations, quizzes, games and e-notes are making learning more accessible, engaging and contextualized