Blended Learning- A Step to Minimize Effect of Covid-19 on Education

Abstract

After recording the first Covid 19 case on 30th January, 2020, India went on complete lockdown on 24th, March. With this lockdown restrictions were imposed all over the country and students were made to stay at homes to be safe. Examinations at all levels were postponed and educational institutions were shut down creating a huge loss to the educational sector in the country. The country witnessed the largest disruption in the history affecting 320 million students enrolled at various educational institutions and 1.6 billion learners were also kept away from schools worldwide. To avoid this learning loss while this pandemic lasts, the government initiated technology based teaching to make sure that learners are in reach to learning materials while remaining at home. Blended learning is one such proposal that combines face-to-face learning with online learning system. The paper reviewed the loss caused by this pandemic and reviewed the usefulness of Blended learning in academic recovery. The research study is based on qualitative aspect and to meet the objectives of this research, data was collected from different sources. It was found that learning can be improved through blended mode and can be implemented during outbreak of diseases like Covid. It was accomplished that blended learning can be devised in India, but some far-flung schools would not benefit much due to lack of basic facilities and technology. It was suggested that there is a need to install digital appliances so that technology based learning is available to all learners in India.