Challenge Of Digital Divide In The Changing Landscape Of Education

Education has been the most affected sector due to COVID 19 pandemic as schools have shut due to rapid spread of virus and vulnerabilities of unvaccinated children. Due to social distancing mandates and use of lockdowns to contain the spread of the diseases, the schools, colleges and other educational institutions cancelled their classes, examinations, etc. and had to forcibly switch to the online modes.

• Teachers being replaced by laptops, computers and webcams, created many opportunities as well as challenges for the educational institutes to strengthen their technological knowledge and infrastructure. All these changes have occurred rapidly over a very short period. ....