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Online learning & COVID-19 pandemic

By:- Yasreel Qureshi( M.sc. Chemistry)

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and rapid spread

came as a shock to countries around the world, infecting and

killing thousands of people around the globe which led to the

World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it a pandemic

The education sector is one of the largest and most delicate

social sectors that has been adversely affected by COVID-19 in

India and other countries around the world. The outbreak of COVID-19 results in the digital revolution in the higher education system through online lectures, teleconferencing, digital open books, online examination, and interaction at virtual environments (Strielkowski, 2020,, Kumar, 2020). The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a massive adaptation in health professions education, with a shift from in-person learning activities to a sudden heavy reliance on internet-mediated education because of the sudden need for physical distancing. Some health professions schools will have already had considerable educational technology and cultural infrastructure in place, making such a shift more of a different emphasis in provision. For others, this shift will have been a considerable dislocation for both educators and learners in the provision of education. In the move to online learning, managing the learners and educators is one of the most challenging and critical aspects. It is a massive, disruptive shift to move all the existing courses online in a matter of days. In general, a complete online course requires an elaborate lesson plan design, teaching materials such as audio and video contents, as well as technology support teams. However, due to the sudden emergence of the COVID‐19, most faculty members are facing the challenges of lacking online teaching experience, early preparation, or support from educational technology teams. In addition to the challenges to the faculty, existing research indicates that more than 60% of Students have been facing various problems related to depression anxiety, poor internet connectivity, and unfavorable study environment at home. Students from remote areas and marginalized sections mainly face enormous challenges for the study during this pandemic. Poverty further exacerbates the problem of the digital learning process in this unwanted crisis period. Although a substantial proportion of students are using digital platforms for learning, many of them face huge challenges in online study. The purpose of this article is to argue about the question whether COVID-19 is the gateway for digital-learning in education? I 'd love to hear any thoughts at all on this topic. You can e-mail me at [email protected]