Volume: 2 Issue: 4
Year: 2025, Page: 207-215, Doi: https://doi.org/10.70372/jeltp.v2.i4.54
The Covid-19 triggered the online education so fast that now it’s become mandatory for a new-normal education systems to accommodate the online education tools in day-to-day teaching. The digital education surged making teachers forget about the chalk-and-board methods: the long-lived traditional method of teaching. The digital education tools such as PowerPoint presentations, virtual labs, small concept videos are mandatory as the students are adapting from Covid-19 era to the new-normal education classes. To toggle between the two teaching styles and trying to accommodate all types of learners in the learning process have always been the challenges for the teachers. This article discusses this toggling of teaching-learning styles and presents a case-study of author’s education institute in India during the pandemic along with the students’ testimonials. They affirm the impactful engagement during the pandemic. The author confirms that, the adoption of online tools helped the educators to survive the pandemic challenge and sustain in today’s world.
Keywords: Concept videos; Covid-19; Digital education tools; Online education; Pandemic; New-normal education.
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