Tackling the New Age of Learning

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Modern problems require modern solutions

Nothing will ever return to the way it was before. What began as a short lockdown because of the initial spike in COVID cases turned into a new reality that we still live in today and will likely continue to do so for the foreseeable future. One of the parts of our lives that took the biggest hit was education. Let’s take a look at how things have changed throughout the past two years when it comes to learning and what can we do to negate the damage.

SAHIL KAPOOR
Chief Commercial Officer,
Dino Lab

 

 

 

How we enter 2022

The pandemic posed several key problems for the educational system in India. First, how do you suddenly switch to online learning in a country where a huge portion of the population doesn’t have access to the internet? And second, how to train the teachers who are only used to giving lessons in person?

These problems majorly impacted the speed of adopting new technologies across the country. According to the latest Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), the percentage of children who have access to smartphones at home grew greatly in the past two years from an average of 38.6% to 70.1% almost doubling the pre-COVID numbers.

Also, fueled by millions of kids being forced to stay at home, the EdTech world surged to dominate the scene. Growing more than eight times since 2018, the market of online education was able to swoop in when the traditional teaching was down. With over $4.7 bln investments, the EdTech companies are primed to become a permanent part of the school education system. The problem is that these are commercial companies that put a high price on what, in the eyes of most parents and educators, should be accessible to all families no matter the income level.

There is a consensus among the academicians that there had to be a significant investment in community learning and teacher training to ensure that the children have great live education with strong support from online solutions. Blended learning is what will allow teachers to stay effective in the face of new challenges. Is there a perfect solution?

The situation is not perfect when it comes to kids getting a quality education in light of many households losing portions of their income due to the pandemic, but there are still good solutions out there.

In an attempt to do something for society, companies like DinoLab offer a number of accessible educational solutions in maths and other subjects. There are also big international competitions like BRICSMATH. COM+ that every student can participate in without an entry fee or any other prerequisite. Such solutions help both students and educators, by providing a way to self-learn for kids and offering interesting gamified tasks to use in online lessons for teachers. In other words, there is a way to help children not to lose interest in learning and becoming the professionals of tomorrow.

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