As in month of March when we got the news about Covid-19 from then this is a crucial time for the education sector—board examinations, entrance tests of various universities and competitive examinations, among others, are all held during this period. There is no vaccine discover yet now to stop the outrage of Covid-19, school and universities are closed but learning is continue with the help of digital education this helps students to gain knowledge from their teachers and guides.
Due to the Covid-19, the education filed does not stop rather it move in a digitally focused world, education is getting more and more digitized pushing us, teachers and educators, to re-conceptualize what it really means to be a teacher in the 21st century. From this we have a great number of demands and requisite to create an example of digital skills.
Previously the teachers and students were fully dependent on old, chalk–talk teaching model but due to this pandemic this old education technology is changed into a new digital education technology. This disruption in the delivery of education is pushing policymakers to figure out how to drive engagement at scale while ensuring inclusive e-learning solutions and tackling the digital divide.
Every teacher must know these 9 fundamentals for the digital platform:
- Record and edit audio clips
- Create interactive video content
- Create info graphics and posters
- Use blogs and wikis to create participatory space for students
- Create engaging presentations
- Create digital portfolios
- Curate, organize and share digital resources
- Create personal learning network, connect, discover new content and grow professionally
- Create digital quizzes