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Digital education has progressively become a part of our daily lives now. It is hard to believe that schools and colleges are just a finger click away. A lot of aspects of our life has become digitized. Right from shopping to medical consultation to education, everything has shrunk to a screen and the internet is the bridge. This is a huge change and has made a big impact on society. Today, we will be looking at the types of digital teaching and learning and how digital education is opening new avenues and opportunities.
Without further ado, let us talk about digital teaching and digital education
What is Digital Education?
Digital education is the innovative use of digital tools and technologies during teaching and learning and is also referred to as Technology in Education. There are a lot of digital education tools available that have made the lives of teachers and students easier. Digital teaching is significantly different from the traditional form of teaching and learning.
Teachers use digital teaching tools like online teaching apps and virtual classrooms to teach students. Students make use of online resources and different apps to make their learning more effective.
Let us see how teachers can make use of digital teaching to ensure that their students are happy, engaged, and get the best learning experience.
- Research
Before doing anything new, thorough research is required. Especially if you are transitioning from conventional teaching methods to digital teaching, you should understand the spectrum, what would work, how students would perceive it and likewise. You also need to know if students would be able to access these digital education tools. There are a lot of digital teaching platforms that are redefining education altogether.
- Understand the digital tools
Next to research, the most important thing is to understand your options. For instance, if you want to teach online, Teachmint would be a smart choice. It is a digital teaching tool, an online teaching app, and a one-stop-solution for online teaching. With features like automated attendance, live class recording, online whiteboard, content sharing, and more, it is a brilliant way to conduct online classes. The consumption of internet data is minimal and hence you don’t have to worry about a slow internet connection.
- Schedule and Organize
No matter what subject you teach, it should be the crux of your concern to schedule your classes and to organize all the data and materials. Taking from our first point, your research will help you come up with effective schedules and a good teaching platform will be able to equip you with all that you need. Teachmint, for instance, helps to schedule classes, create a timetable, chat with students, share assignments, and more. As discussed, it is always better to choose a holistic platform so that you, as a teacher, can focus on areas that matter.
- Communicate and Engage
Your students might be new to the digital learning space. It is of paramount importance to communicate what is expected of them and to give them a thorough understanding of the platform/ tool that you are going to use for teaching. Even if it is just a tool that is acting as a support to your regular classes like a to-do-list app or an engagement tracking app, communicate to your students so that there is no room for confusion or chaos.
- Set up a Good Internet Connection
Last but not the least, you need a good internet connection to ensure that digital teaching and learning are carried out without any disturbance or issues. Choosing a good platform will help you save the internet as discussed before.
Digital Education and Transformation
Digital education is achieving new heights with the emergence of brilliant Edtech startups and the advancement in technology. The transition from traditional classrooms to digital classrooms might have been time-consuming if not for the pandemic. The pandemic catalyzed the process and more and more teachers have adopted digital methods of teaching. Thanks to countless digital apps like animations, quizzing, online teaching apps, and likewise that are making lives easier.
The main advantages of digital education and digital tools are the accessibility to resources, simplified communication, and the ability to stay connected all the time.
- Reach
The reach that digital platforms provide is commendable. There are no geographical restrictions.
- Convenience
The convenience and control that digital education provides cannot be sidelined. You can access materials from the comfort of your home and whatnot.
- Accessibility
A student and teacher can be poles apart and yet, they can stay connected and can take classes because of the digital tools available.
- Flexibility
Students can choose what to learn, they have a wide variety of options to choose from.
- Cost-Effectiveness
Digital education is cost-effective when compared to traditional methods of education. There is no travel or accommodation involved. It is just the internet costs.
Though a traditional classroom has its own advantages, digital education does have an edge over it because of the host of benefits that it has. The tools have to be used responsibly and sensibly to make the best out of digital education.
It goes without saying that screen time has increased drastically with the onset of digital education. Students must understand the importance of staying invested in learning and not use the online teaching space adversely.