Varghese, Ranjana Mary
Accelerated technology disruption in education sector
- University News
- 60(4), Jan, 20-30, 2022: p.18-21
Disruption was everywhere when COVID 19 hit the country. It has affected all walks of life and very specifically have changed the face of education. A sellers’ market was created in EdTech space and institutions hastily adopted to various commercially available digital learning solutions. The COVID19 pandemic has therefore also created a sellers’ market in ed-tech. Even before COVID-19, EdTech has been redefining and reducing the various teaching and learning concepts. CT was considered as a magic wand which could improve teaching, learning, skill development etc from 1980s. Users are getting distressed when the education website keeps on asking personal details each time they login to various online learning platforms. The data capturing keeps repeating in all the websites. – Reproduced