A blend of old and new
The Hindu
A post-pandemic hybrid learning model can help create a generation that has developed a scientific temper and has imbibed the qualities of inclusion and diversity
COVID-19 has changed the way knowledge is imparted and disseminated and has given rise to new-age learning platforms online. The pandemic has made the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) an integral part of life. We can retain virtues of the VLE (access, availability, and affordability) in a post-pandemic world, and envision a hybrid model in which learners have a knowledge repository that they can access any time and anywhere, while teachers continue to facilitate inquiry and dialogue in the physical classroom setting. A non-linear approach to teaching and learning will likely see an explosive growth of new constructs and mental models. Imagine an education system where students can share ideas on cross-functional domains in a virtual classroom; instructors use breakout rooms to discuss and deliberate on case studies; students from remote corners are able to access sessions with a university situated in a geographical opposite — all of this, bearing in mind quality of content, seamless learner-instructor engagement, and metrics to measure learning outcomes and its applicability to real-time situations.More Related News
In 2011, the Karnataka government announced that five botanical gardens will be developed on the lines of the Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bengaluru across the State. But according to the latest developments, there will only be four such gardens as the Horticulture Department is most likely to drop the project that was supposed to come up in Chikkaballapura district.