IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF EDTECH IN EDUCATION SECTOR DURING AND POST COVID19 PANDEMIC

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Tanish D. Hazari

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We currently live in a dynamic world a world in which changes are the evidence of growth. Over the last few years, technology has grown by leaps and bounds. Approximately three years back the entire humanity was exposed to covid-19. The adaptability and dynamic instinct that we humans carry helped us to sail through the new challenges that came ahead of us. The entire world went into a state of lockdown. Various commercial activities stood shut and the entire world economy was in a state of panic. The education sector was not spared either. Schools, colleges, and universities across the world were shut but education had to be continued. Teaching fraternity across the world geared up and accepted that online teaching was the new normal. Students and parents on the other side accepted this fact and supported the mission. Many business applications which were used for day-to-day meetings were now used by teachers and students to connect digitally. New technologies lighter versions of software appeared in the market. Covid-19 conspired development of a variety of software that made possible online education and helped the teachers as well as the students in the process of learning and getting educated. Many start-ups surfaced in the Indian as well as global markets. Budding EdTech companies saw multifold growth. Between April and December 2020, ‘edtech’ searches gained 60 percent on the Indian internet, according to Google Trends. Searches for individual companies such as BYJU'S, Vedantu, Toppr, and others that cater to India’s 265 million school-going students — the highest in the world — gained even further.

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