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STUDY DESIGN & PEDAGOGY TOOLS

2. TohighlightvariedpositiveimpactofCOVID 19oneducation.

The outbreak of COVID 19 affected the lives of all sections of society and in this pandemic situation the WHO advised to maintainsocialdistancingasthefirstpreventionstep.So,toseparatethecontaminatedpeopleeachcountrystartedtheaction of lockdown. These measures have led to closures of schools, training institutes and higher education facilities in most countries(Jena2020).ThisLockdownandsocialdistancinghastaughtusthatchangeisinevitable.Thissituationbehavedasa motivatorfortheeducationalsystemtogrowandserveonplatformswithtechnologies,thathaven'tbeenusedbefore(Subedi etal., 2020). There isa paradigm shift within themeans educators deliver quality education. Transitioning fromface to face learningto online learning isa completelytotallydifferent expertiseforthelearnersandtherefore the educators.(Pokhre S. et.al 2021). The e learning, distance and continuing education have become a panacea for this unexampled world pandemic, despite the challenges posed to each educators and therefore the learners. There is a pressing ought to to introduce and implement different instructional ways. The COVID 19 pandemic has provided us with probability to pave the approach for introducing digital learning (Dhawan, 2020). Research highlights certain dearth such as the weakness of online teaching infrastructure, the restricted exposure of lecturers to on line teaching, the the learning gap, non conducive surroundings for learning reception, equity and educational excellence in terms of upper education. The article emphasized on impact of the COVID 19 pandemic onteaching and learning technologiesacross the world. The challengesand opportunities ofonline and continuingeducationthroughouttheCOVID 19pandemicaresummarizedandapproachforwardsteered. The study focus on challenges faced by teaching fraternity in schools and colleges and to explore Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, & Challenges of online teaching. The problems associated with e learning and potential solutions were also analyzed.Themainintentofthepresentresearchpaperareasfollows:

1. ToenlightenvariousmeasurestakenbyGovt.ofAsiancountriesforeducationsectorthroughoutthispandemic.

Thestudyisdescriptiveandtriestounderstandtheimportanceofe learningintheperiodofapandemicsCovid 19(Doucet, A.,2020). The problems associated with online learning and possible solutions werealso analyzed. Asystematic review was done in detail for the collected literature and data collected from various reports prepared by national and international agencies,variousauthenticwebsitesduringCOVID19period.Somejournalsande contentsrelatingtoimpactofCOVID 19on educational system are also referred. This study is useful to understand various strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challengesassociatedwithonlinemodeoflearningduringthiscriticalsituation.

ABSTRACT: The studyis emphasizedon adverse impact of corona virus on education and also tendsto seek outthe challengesfacedby teaching fraternity ineducationalInstitutes. Social distancing and restrictive movement policies haveconsiderablydisturbedancientinstructionalpractices.Theeducationsectorhasbeenfightingtosurvivethecriseswitha uniqueapproach and digitizing the challengesto scrubaway the threat of the pandemic. The COVID 19 pandemic has providedus witha chanceto pave themannerfor introducing digital learning.This article aims to review on the adverse impactofthe COVID 19pandemicononlineteaching andlearning andfewmeasurestaken byGovt.ofIndiato provide seamlesseducationinthecountrybymitigatingthenegativeimpactscausedduetotheCOVID 19outbreak. COVID 19,Pandemic,e learning,GoogleClassroom)

International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e ISSN: 2395 0056 Volume: 09 Issue: 01 | Jan 2022 www.irjet.net p ISSN: 2395 0072 © 2022, IRJET | Impact Factor value: 7.529 | ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal | Page769 Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Education: Teaching and Learning Sarita Chaudhary1, Vandana Agarwal2, Mayank Varshney3 and Mala Mathur4 1,2 & 3Vivekananda Institute of Technology, Jaipur 4Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur ***

INTRODUCTION

TopreventthespreadoftheCOVID 19epidemic,theGovernmenthastakenvariousprecautionarymeasures.Thegovernment hasannouncedthenationalclosureofalleducationalinstitutionsandpostponedallexams.Theyhaveinstructededucational institutionstoconductalltheirclassesonline.Theclosurehasacceleratedtheadoptionofdigitaltechnology.Ithasprovided an opportunity to develop new skills / knowledge developed by learning online in a more economical and productive way. StudyingonlineisthebestresponsetothisCovid 19epidemic.Thestate of the artdigitalteachingeffortacrosstheCOVID 19 squareislistedbelow:

2. Swayam Prabha has32DTHTVchannelsthatbroadcasteducationalcontent24x7.DDFreeDishSetTopBoxandAntenna are used to check the accessibility of these channels for viewing across the country. Channel program and other details are available on the portal. Channels include higher education (undergraduate, postgraduate, postgraduate engineering, vocationalandteachertraining)inarts,science,commerce,playarts,socialandhumansciences,engineering,technology,law, medicine,agriculture.Websitehttps://swayamprabha.gov.in/

3. E PG Pathshala for graduate students. Graduate students can access this forum of ebooks, online courses and study materials during this closing period. The importance of this forum is for students to have access to these facilities without havinginternetallday.Websitehttp://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/

1. Positive perception towards integrated Literacy Approach: COVID 19 has catalyzed the withdrawal of digital platform to deliver education. Educational institutions moved towards blended mode of literacy. Encouraged all managers and professionals to come up with more technical expertise. New service delivery methods and assessments of learning opened up great opportunities for greater flexibility in the area of classroomdevelopmentandpedagogy.Italsoprovidesaccesstolargestudentpoolsontime.

3. Better time management: Learnersareabletomanagetheirtimemoreefficientlyinonlineeducationduringpandemic.

Theuseoflearningprogramsbyeducationalinstitutionshascometogreatdemand.Ithasopenedupgreatopportunities for companies that have been developing and strengthening literacy programs for use by educational institutions (Misra, 2020).

1. Swayam isa national online educational platform whichcover 1000+subjectsofhigher education including engineering, humanitiesandsocialsciences,lawandmanagementcourses.Auniquefeatureisthat,itisintegratedwithnormaleducation. SWAYAMcoursesarevalidatebycredittransfer(maximum20%).Websitehttp://swayam.gov.in/

Initiatives of Govt. on education during Covid 19

ONLINE TEACHING IS A NECESSITY, NO MORE AN OPTION CoronaVirushasmadeacademicsystemflowfromofflinemodetoon linetutoringmode(Murgatrotd,S.,2020). Thisproblematicsituationwillforceacademicinstitutionstoadoptmoderntechnologyofcoachingandtutoringthatdidnot wanttochangeinthepast.Thisstateofaffairswilldisplayustheusefulfacetofon linecoachingandtutoring.Therefore,the developmentofon linecoaching gettingtoknowbestiscrucialatthisstage.ThereissignificantincreaseinOnlineeducation intheeducationsystemsincetheCovid 19crash.Thefollowingfactorscanbetakenintoconsiderationeffectiveeffects.

4. Advanced Use of Learning Applications:

2. Global exposure: Educatorsand learners get opportunitiesto connect withpeers fromaroundthe world. Students get acquaintedwith the internationalcommunity.

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There are n number of technologiesoffered for online educationhowever typicallythey produce plenty of difficulties.These difficulties and issues related with modern technology vary from downloading errors, issues with installation, login issues, issueswithaudioandvideo,andsoon.TheeducationsectorhassufferedgreatlyasaresultoftheCOVID 19outbreak.Ithas createdmanynegativeimpactsoneducationandfewofthemareaslistedbelow:

2. Adverse Impact on student employment:

4. Access to digital world: As several students have restricted or no web access and plenty of students ay not be geared up to find the money for computer, pcorassistingcell telephonesof their homes,on lineteaching gaining knowledge ofshouldproduce a virtual divideamongstcollegestudents.Numerousreviewshaveanalyzedthatscholarsfromdowntroddensocietyofthecountry arenothavingproper digitalsourceoflearning.ThusthedigitalcoachingandtutoringconceptduringpandemicCOVID 19epidemicmaywidenthegapbetweenrichandpoorandrural/urban.

3. Reduced global job opportunity: Some could lose their jobs from other countries and the pass out students might not get their job abroad due to restrictionsimposedbyCOVID 19.ManycitizensmighthavereturnedhomeafterlosingtheirjobsoverseasduetoCOVID 19. Therefore, new students who are likely to enter the job market soon may find it difficult to obtain appropriate employment.Manystudentswhohavealreadygotjobsthroughfieldinterviewsmaynotbeabletojointheirjobsdueto jobclosures.

International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e ISSN: 2395 0056 Volume: 09 Issue: 01 | Jan 2022 www.irjet.net p ISSN: 2395 0072 © 2022, IRJET | Impact Factor value: 7.529 | ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal | Page771 5. Rise in online meetings: Theepidemichascreatedahugeriseinteleconferencing,virtualmeetings,webinarsande conferencingopportunities 6. Enhanced Digital exposure: Peopleareenabledtolearnandusedigitaltechnologyandledtotheexpansionofdigitalliteracyduetoepidemicsituation. 7. Improved use of social media: Learning resources are easily shared with students and related questions are resolved via email, SMS, phone calls and throughvarioussocialmediaplatformssuchasWhatsApporFacebook. 8. Demand for Open and Distance Learning (ODL): During theepidemic moststudentsprefertheODL modeasitpromotesself studythatoffers opportunities tolearn from differentsourcesandcustomizeaccordingtotheirneeds.

PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DIGITAL COACHING TUTORING

1. Face to face learning hampered: Classes have been suspended and exams at totally different levels delayed. Sometimes a student ﬁnds online teaching boringandunengaging(Ravichandran,P.,2020).Themainissuefacedindigitallearningisthefailureofpersonalattention

Most of the recruitment got delayed because of COVID 19. Placements for college students may additionally be affected with firms delaying the on board of students. Unemployment rate is expected to be magnified as a result of pandemic. When the unemployment increases then the education step by step decreases as people struggle for food instead of education.

Studentswanttwo mannerinterplaythatgenerallyreceivestoughtoimplement.Studentswanttwo mannerinterplaythat generallyreceivestoughtoimplement.Sometimes,on linecontentmaterialisalltheoreticalanddoesnownolongerallow collegestudentscomplywithandstudyeffectively.Asaresultof thecontinuationoftheclosure,studentsufferedalotand fruitfulnessofFacetofacelearningdiminished.

The higher education sector has been considerably disrupted by the pandemic. An oversized variety of Indian students whoareregisteredinseveralUniversitiesabroad,particularlyinworstaffectedcountriesarenowleavingthosecountries and if things persists, within the end of the day, a there'll be a major decline within the demand for international instruction.

CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

5. Palden,T.(2020,August12).WomentestCOVID 19positiveafterfivetestslockingdownentirecountry.Kuensel,pp.1 2. 6. Petrie,C.(2020). Spotlight:QualityeducationforallduringCOVID 19crisis(hundrEDResearch Report#01).United

According to the World Economic Forum, the Covid 19 pandemicconjointlyhasmodifiedthemeanshowevermanyindividualsreceive and impart education. To find new solutions to our problems, we may bring in much needed innovations and changes. Teachers have become accustomed to traditional teaching methods inthe formof face to facediscussionsand, and thus, they hesitate inacceptiveanyamendment.Butin the midstofthiscrisis,wehavenochoicebuttoadapttothechangingenvironmentandacceptchange(Petrie,C.,2020) Itwillbe useful inthefieldof educationandcan bringmany wonderful newthings. Wecannotignoreandforgetstudentswhodonot have access to all internet technology. Government ought to develop inventivewaysto confirm that each onestudentsshouldhavepropertyaccess to learningthroughoutpandemic COVID 19. The governmentought toenact sound lawsforpersonalinstitutesinorderthattherearegoingtobenoexploitationwiththelecturers Immediatemeasuresneeded to minimizethe consequences of the epidemic on job offers, internship programs, and research projects. severalon linelearning platformsprovidemultiple programmes onan equivalentsubjects withcompletely differentlevels of certifications,methodologyandassessmentparameters.Therefore,thequalityoftheprogramsmaydifferfromallotheronline learningforums.Therefore,institutionofqualityassurancemechanismsandqualitybenchmarkforonlinelearningprograms shouldbedevelopedandofferedbyeducationestablishmentswithaviewtotherapidgrowthofonlinelearningplatforms.At current times, access to technologyassociate degreedwebis anpressingdemand. So, the digital capabilitiesand also theneededinfrastructureshouldreach to the remotest and poorest communities to facilitatethe studentsto continue their educationthroughoutthepandemic. Even thoughthe COVID 19 crisis stretches longer,there'sassociate degreepressinghave to be compelled totake efforts onmostuseofon lineplatformsin order thatstudents notsolelycomplete their degreeduring thisschool yearhoweverconjointlyto inducepreparedforthe long rundigitalfamiliarizedsurroundings. Theconceptionof “work from home” haslargerrelevancyin such pandemicscenarioto cut backunfoldof COVID 19. Governmentought todevelopinventivewaysto confirmthat each oneyoungstersshouldhavepropertyaccess to learningthroughoutpandemic COVID 19.the govtpoliciesshouldembracenumerouspeoplefromvariousbackgroundstogether withremote regions, marginalised and minorityteamsfor effective delivery of education. Since online practice is very benefittingthe scholarsvastly,itoughttobecontinuingaftertheclosure.

2. Doucet,A.,Netolicky, D.,Timmers, K.,&Tuscano,F.J.(2020). Thinkingaboutpedagogy inanunfoldingpandemic(An Independent Report on Approaches to Distance Learning during COVID 19 School Closure). Work of Education International and UNESCO. https://issuu.com/educationinternational/docs/2020_research_covid 19_eng. Guidance NoteonEducationSystems’ResponsetoCOVID19.(2020,March).p.6.

4. Murgatrotd,S.(2020,March).COVID 19andOnlinelearning,Alberta,Canada doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.31132.85120

6. Delaying of tuition fee of coaching and tutoring organizations: During this closure period most of the parents will be facing the unemployment situation so they might not be ready to paythefeeforthatindividualtimeperiodswhichcanhaveaneffectonthenon publicinstitutes.

1. Dhawan, S. (2020). Online learning: A panacea in the time of COVID 19 crises. Journal of Educational Technology, 49(1),5 22.https://doi.org/10.1177/0047239520934018

5. Admittance to global education:

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