Effectiveness of Digital Learning Platforms used by Teachers in times of COVID-19

Abstract

The field of digital learning has gained mounting popularity. It offers a comprehensive learning experience to engage the students. Educators use Digital Learning Platforms to make teaching-learning process more interactive, interesting and attractive. The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has bent close and record challenges for education. Digital Learning Platforms open up a new world of educational opportunities in the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the study was to explore the effectiveness and usage of digital learning platforms by teachers in times of COVID-19. The purposive sample was employed with a group of 63 teachers. The questionnaire was adapted from Technology-Enabled Learning Implementation Tool (Das and Mishra, 2016). The findings of the study showed that majority of teachers have awareness of Digital Learning Platforms in order to use them in their teaching process. The current study however, revealed that majority of teachers faced various challenges while using Digital Learning Platforms.