UNDERPINNINGS OF TEACHING-LEARNING MODALITIES IN DIFFICULT TIMES: CONCERNS, CHALLENGES, AND FURTHER

The eruption of covid19 in 2019 has caused untold psychosocial and socioeconomic impacts including education services like how teaching and learning can be conducted in this period. The pandemic has caused numerous constraints in the field of education including the diminishing of educational opportunities, access to quality Education increasing the cost of education etc. The effects of pandemic have affected and continue to affect education methods every day. The sudden shift from the environment of conventional learning to virtual learning has made great changes and challenges in both students and teachers’ lives. Change in the mode of teaching has created some sort of stress and mental health problems in the academic community the teachers, parents and students should stand untidily to overcome this crisis.

The unemployment, reduction in family income, deficiency of internet connectivity lack of accessibility to open learning resources like libraries may also lead to the disruption in the learning venture. The lack opportunities of the learners in interacting with teacher, experts and peers also leads to stress and anxiety, mental health problems etc. are the very significant factors to be considered seriously. Regarding the challenges facing the approach, flexible curriculum, relevant teaching, training to teachers and students, reliable internet services should be taken in account for successful learning and promotion of quality education. The fundamental purpose of an education system is to equip a generation to lead a peaceful life in the society, an overall development of the student. It includes the ability to adapt to adverse situations of life and it is possible only in offline platform, not in the four edges of a screen.

The global pandemic situation has directed to numerous Mental Health problems affecting many areas of the educational scenario including students’ and teachers’ quality of life, students’ academic success, and physical health and adversely impacting connections with friends and family members. These concerns can also have long-term consequences.

The goal of this book “Underpinnings Of Teaching-Learning Modalities In Difficult Times: Concerns, Challenges And Further ” is to facilitate the students and teachers for getting great learning experiences and to understand what are the problems they are facing in this pandemic period and how to overcome that. This book will definitely educate them to make teaching learning strategies more lively and effective.