Teaching, Technology and Pandemic: Experiences of a Teacher

Abstract

The teaching-learning process has undergone substantial changes since the onset of the pandemic due to a shift in the established mode of knowledge-sharing in educational institutions. In this paper, we present an overview of the changes that have happened in the knowledge dissemination process, with a focus on India, with respect to engineering education. We present results from a targeted survey of the students from different engineering disciplines and their experience of online education. The findings highlight the student’s point of view about the online education system. Further, we discuss the impact of using technology which is the backbone of this shift in the learning model. Furthermore, the paper discusses the digital divide, another consequence of the new development of next-generation telecommunication technologies, which is an important consideration in fulfilling this shift in education.