Is the future of learning and education digital?

Is the future of learning and education digital?

Great shifts in the society occur when unexpected events force widespread experimentation around a new idea. Right now, the pandemic is forcing a global experimentation when it comes to teaching.A much needed shiftOne positive thing that came out of the pandemic for the education sector was the pace of implementing technology in all aspects. Being technologically prepared has always been something that institutions have aspired. However, this much needed shift has been fast-tracked across the globe over the past year.Blended learningThe crisis-driven change in the mode of teaching only brings upon certain questions like whether or not students need a daily residential experience. According to Harvard Business Review, in theory, “lectures that require little personalization or human interaction can be recorded as multi-media presentations, to be watched by students at