‘Blended learning’ is the future in a post-Covid world: Experts
According to experts, schools and colleges will have to adapt to the latest learning reforms implemented in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and follow a blended approach, and teachers will not be the only source of knowledge in the future, a report in ThePrint said.
Human teachers and social robots will create a co-bot type of situation together, and co-learning will take place. Virtual assistants such as Siri, Alexa and chatbots already exist, making artificial intelligence a part of our lives. The stuff people used to think of as science fiction will become our new normal in the near-term, said Bhushan Patwardhan, Vice Chairman, University Grants Commission, at an event organised by ThePrint. Education around the world was disrupted by the Covid outbreak. In India, most educational institutions were forced to close down and, since March 2020, classes have moved online. With nearly a year of digital learning, experts suggest the only way forward is to adapt to digital or online education. Read more here