This presentation helps you to walk through Digital transformation in the New Normal and elucidates ideas such as challenges of digital transformation in the faucet of education, the idea of digital gaps, and the need to redefine pedagogy

1. “Redefining
Teaching &
Learning in the
Digital Era”
Prof. Geetha Janet Vitus
Prof.&Head,
Department of Education
University of Kerala
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2. @2022
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3. Digital Transformation in the New Normal
New
Normal
Digital
Education
Digital
Economy
Digital
Finance
Digital
Government
Digital
Health

4. Challenges of Digital
Transformation in the
Facet of Education
• Gaps in information
technology (ICT)
infrastructure.
• Inadequate Network
coverage leads to educational
inequity (digital divide).
• Online courses can be
difficult to complement
offline learning if it is used as
the primary mode of

5. • Teachers may be reluctant to
use online platform
• Teachers have no prior
experience with online
education
• Teachers and students may not
have had adequate space to
conduct online learning at
home
• Lots of distractions during the
classes

6. • Inadequate hardware and an
unreliable network link at home
• It is uncertain which teaching
mode and pedagogy would work
better for online education.
Current crisis seems to be a
negative effect in education even
though it paved a new avenue for
teaching and learning
• Teachers and parents join hands
for making teaching-learning as
an effective one in the present
scenario.

7. How have teachers
changed their mode of
transaction, overnight
and without delaying
further, command
appreciation?
Has this swift shift in
academic paradigm has
left many unanswered
questions behind?

8. Does the New Normal Redefine Pedagogy?
The new modality of transactions as a
panacea
• Lessons are over emails
• Social networking sites
• Streaming lectures at real time
• Recorded lectures
• Google platform
• Zoom app
• Uploading power-point
presentations at school website or
in Google cloud

9. However, we are still
missing a point this
pandemic has reminded
us: Do we need
pedagogy for online
classes?

10. The National Council for Teacher
Education (NCTE) thus needs to draft an
overhauling of ‘curriculum integrating
new pedagogy or may be floating a new
teacher education programme for
preparing teachers for online teaching,
writing scripts, deciding upon the
activities, teaching approaches, delivery
virtual classes and assessments’.

11. Flexible Learning Modalities Rather than
Rigid Learning
Flexible learning has many classes and faces. It has
different degrees of approach in terms of location,
time, speed, content, and learning methods.
Flexible learning increase opportunities and options
for learners and to control the learning process for
learning modes and diversity of interactions.
It encourages learners to learn by offering them more
options.

12. Components of Flexible Learning
Component
s of flexible
learning
Place
Proces
s
Produc
t
Pace

13. Pace
Teacher-
led
Self-paced
Place
Residential
Distance
Process
Modular
Simulative
Product
Traditional
Non-
traditional

14. Other Opportunities of Flexible
Learning
Material types and interactions
Content and structure
Speed
Interaction and collaboration between learners,
teachers and learners
Types and e-learning tools used
Learner's self-speed
Constraints

15. Accountability of teachers in the digital era
Adaptability
Flexibility
Innovative
Empathy
Resilience
Independence
TPC knowledge
How to use ICT
Critical thinking
Critical reflexivity
Critical inquiry
Resourcefulness
Flexible thinking
ICT skills

16. What can teachers do to bring about a
better “new normal”?
ADAPT – to the situation
ADOPT – the new ways of doing things
ADEPT – with the new skills that are required
in this challenge

17. Possible actions
Design blended learning experiences to increase
student agency and engagement
Curate shareable resources both online and in print
Create collaboration, connectedness and community
Nurture wellbeing of students and yourself (Self-
Care)
Balance content with caring

18. Thank you