Digital Communication and Learning: Changes and Challenges

The book explores the impact of the pandemic on education, highlighting the benefits and challenges of online learning, such as the digital divide, e-mental health, and classroom management. It also raises concerns about privacy and security.

Format: Hardback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 13 April 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

The impact of the global pandemic on education has been profound, transforming nearly every aspect of the field. Initially intended as temporary measures to address the crisis, these emergency precautions have now become the new normal, reshaping our understanding of learning environments, redefining pedagogic standards, and altering the dynamics of teacher-student interactions, feedback, and assessment. Online teaching, distance learning, flipped classrooms, and self-paced e-learning have emerged as crucial tools in shaping a new education culture across diverse educational settings, impacting school management, teachers, students, and parents alike.

While ICT in education, alongside new media, has brought about numerous benefits and convenience, the challenges posed by communication and virtual lessons conducted in socially distanced classrooms are noteworthy. The digital divide, e-mental health concerns, inadequate technical support, inefficient classroom management, reduced interaction between teachers and students, and growing privacy and security concerns have emerged as significant issues.

This edited book serves as a valuable resource, compiling perspectives from scholars and practitioners in Asia, Australia, and Europe. It explores the pros and cons, opportunities and challenges, constraints, and potential risks educators and learners face as the new paradigm for communication and learning takes hold. By shedding light on the global education climate amidst the pandemic, the book aims to provide insights into the evolving landscape of education and its implications for the future.

Weight: 787g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811683282
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022