Empowering Learning using digital learning tools

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In this technological era, education system has been modified or shaped by the availability or accessibility of digital learning tools such as Zoom, YouTube, Google Classroom etc. These tools have made teaching and learning possible remotely. Learning by means of digital tools is called online or distance learning. Online learning has become universally accepted format, which has almost transformed the education system and our society.

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As an educator, while choosing any digital tool to be used for my teaching, I keep certain factors in consideration which are as following. First and foremost, these should be easy to use, free from any complicated format of its functioning. Second quality of digital tools, it should be accessible (budget friendly) to everyone so that there should not be any inequity in delivering the content. Every student from any financial background must have access to that tool. There shouldn’t be any subscription charges on its utilization. Thirdly, it should be interactive platform for all the participants. It must enable the students to stay engaged in class activities by providing some features like quizzes and polls. Additionally, it should enable the students learn collaboratively by sharing documents and computer screens to make teaching effective and fruitful. Another preference should be those tools that can track student progress and help me in designing instructions accordingly. Furthermore, integration of videos, animations and audios should be on one suitable digital platform for delivering the content. Apart from this, it should be able to accommodate multiple participants or students simultaneously. Last but not the least, it should be updated timely to add new features in it to make it popular learning tool. Artificial Intelligence detector should be inbuilt or attachable to detect copied material. I personally prefer above said qualities in any digital tool to fit in my teaching tools. For instance, Zoom and Google Classroom (Video conferencing tools) are my personal favourite platforms, which enables me sharing my screen with multiple participants to work collaboratively and engage them in online activities.

I prefer Class engagement and interaction using Video conferencing tools (Zoom, Google Classroom) which helps me interact with the students through polls, chats, breakout rooms (Kahoot, Quizlet). As per my favouritism, needs and qualified tools, my inclination is towards digital tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom, Kahoot, YouTube, Quizlet, Canvas, Moodle and many more. My requirements are fulfilled using these tools and practices. Using these tools, my life, as an educator, has become easy and significant as has helped me to deliver study material more effectively and productively. Teaching has become impactful because of applications of these tools. I have successfully reached to the students sitting miles apart from me. Using video conferencing tools, during Corona Pandemic, teachings and lessons were delivered successfully. Only these tools had made studies possible during pandemic.

In the last, I would say everybody should be digital literate in this technological era. Despite certain limitations, IT tools has made teaching impactful and productive.

From this Blog post, I have been through Online and Distance Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

I have also watched https://youtu.be/DJnqZgHFV40?si=Blqe0Em90WpLfLLG