Experiences of Teachers in implementing learning to higher education students using Digital Instructional Materials in Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The year 2020 saw the closure of academic institutions all over the world and the transition to online education due to the COVID-19 epidemic. The Indian government has created National Educational Policy 2020, which promotes critical and innovative thinking as well as blended learning as one of the essential foundations for transforming India into a global education powerhouse, at that vital moment. This technological innovation happened so quickly that it essentially taken over the world in education across the nation. This article seeks to outline experiences and challenges faced by teachers when teaching online from their homes. To accomplish the paper's objective, data were gathered from secondary sources including publications, news stories, journals, interview videos, magazines, and social media. Analytical and descriptive are the two focuses of the investigation. The findings showed that education institutions have taken numerous steps to provide education in this epidemic scenario. However, from a teacher's perspective, these measures have not been very effective. While teaching students online, teachers faced a number of challenges, including insufficient technical resources, family disturbances, inadequate training, an absence of transparency and supervision, and a lack of technological competency.