The unprecedented advent of coronavirus in India resulted in Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordering a nationwide lockdown for 21 days on March 24 2020. In this, he limited the movement of the entire 1.3 billion population of India as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus pandemic.
The technological inventions have made their place in all the aspects of one’s life. Due to this even schools are not now the way they used to be. Online learning tools have almost restored all the things of an educational setup. Smartboards have replaced chalkboards, tablets and Chromebooks have ousted pen, pencil and notebooks.
The long lockdown due to the unprecedented advent of COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the closure of schools, colleges, coaching centres as well as other educational institutions. The wake of coronavirus has created an usher in the citywide classrooms as it has caused disruption of education for more than 300 million students worldwide.
Amid this global lockdown due to the CoVID 19 pandemic, most of the population including Indians have been restricted to their home. Millions of people ranging from the government to the corporate sector to educational institutions have taken to using Zoom for video conferencing calls as well as conducting online video lessons, online tests.
A lot of countries have resorted to lockdown as this pandemic continues to spread. Even the schools around the globe have closed in the wake of the virus to contain its spread. To prevent the hampering of studies, schools have shifted to online learning.
The rapid spread of coronavirus also called as CoVID 19 has across Asia, Europe, the Middle East as well as the United States has resulted in a global lockdown. To mitigate the development of this full-blown pandemic, countries have taken swift as well as decisive action
The shift in the mode of shopping from markets to online through the internet has influenced so many entrepreneurs to look for ways of taking their offline business online. As a result of this, even those who are teaching traditionally in a classroom with the help of online learning tools have resorted to providing coaching online.
The illness caused by the new coronavirus has resulted in the declaration of a global emergency by the World Health Organisation. Till date, more than 1,00,000 cases have been reported worldwide, and new cases are being identified daily by various countries. Its spread has had economic as well as social ramifications across China and worldwide.
Education was once equated with money and access to great education was a dream for many. The influence of technology on education has made it possible for the students to opt for e-learning. The advent of mobile phones, as well as other devices, have made it possible for the students to learn at their own pace and take their time for understanding things through mobile teaching apps.
Education is one of the biggest sectors that has been affected truly by digital technology. The introduction of artificial intelligence in this field has stretched the horizons of what people can now learn. Unlike conventional methods in recent years, apps have come up to revolutionize the way people can parse information.