A Case study on changing education paradigms driven in topsy turvey situation of covid 19

Abstract

_{The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education is vast, ranging from the adoption of
online classes to better understanding the nature of the rapid institutional transition during
the pandemic situation.The pandemic has resulted in reduced academic attainment and
unfinished learning, which had a profound effect on the future economic prospects of
millennials. In fact, the pandemic had shown the potential to thwart the plans of many
millennials to go to college and find a rewarding career to support themselves and their
families. While the effects were diverse, the cumulative cost of unfinished learning and
achievement gaps were greater than the current investments made. But, the sudden shift in
institutional teaching methodologies and conditions created around the education industry
created the dilemmas about the results that will be demonstrated by the two groups of
university faculty, separately identified as novice online teachers and expert online teachers.
This case study aims to provide useful accounts of the changes that occurred in
interconnected teaching activity systems at the university while adopting online teaching,
highlighting the complex factors underpinning individual academics’ experiences. The case
study focuses on a ‘deep dive’ into the challenges faced by teachers in conducting
distance-learning activities while schools were closed.Finally, the case study presents lessons learned and recommendations on how to strengthen
systems to provide a stronger education sector to bridge the gap between the reality and
ambitions of India’s education policy.}