BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19451014T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0630 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20210908T050150Z UID:5415F36A-5730-426E-84A8-939BF495875A DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210906T110000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210906T123000 DESCRIPTION:Abstract: As several Schools\, colleges and universities are pl anning to continue online learning into the spring\, thousands of students are now looking at over a year of learning from home. In the current scen ario\, remote learning is slowly moving towards becoming a long term mode of instruction\, experts believe that the mental\, emotional and academic impacts of that shift are likely to be more than just challenging. It thus becomes worthwhile to understand the different methodologies that are act ively being adapted in the education space as a coping mechanism.\n\nAs pe r statistics put out by UNESCO\, over 190 countries faced disruption in fo rmal learning and teaching impacting nearly 1.5 billion learners at some p oint. However\, despite the scale and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic\, pr ivate education enterprises across the globe were swift in putting out res ources for the benefit of learners. There is no dispute about the rise in the consumption and demand of e-learning and digital ways of learning and teaching in the last few years. Covid-19 has only further accelerated the rate at which digital is being adopted. Therefore\, sooner rather than lat er\, it is most pertinent for students and teachers to adopt solutions tha t adapt well to this mixed teaching-learning environment\, where print and digital coexist. A blended approach is something that will take care of t he need to incorporate audio-visual elements\, online assessments anytime\ , anywhere access for students and teachers\, ensuring their continuing in terest\, and engagement.\n\nAs per many experts\, a technique such as a bl ended learning method has the ability to combine the best of both worlds i n a manner that is less costly\, time-saving\, and much more personalized for both the universities and students. Blended learning provides students with the enriching experience of lecture videos combined with real-world teaching/mentorship to create a more wholesome and beneficial educational experience.\n\nBlended learning is also well known as a filled classroom t echnique\, in which students get the materials through internet sources an d assignments are done in the classroom through team-based or project-base d work in presence of respective teachers who actually act as a guide or a mentor additionally.\n\nUnderstanding the importance of the application o f technology especially in education\, colleges\, and universities around the world have combined online courses and lessons with regular in-person classroom types in order to keep up. The shift towards blended learning in higher education has presented itself as an ongoing process that is conti nually reshaping the learning process. As a result\, several blended learn ing trends are defining higher education today.\n\nThe impact of Covid-19 has brought the education landscape to an interesting inflection point\, w here print content alone will not suffice our requirements in the new norm al while a 100% digital approach might be inappropriate given our unprepar edness. Blended and Integrated Learning Solutions are today’s need of th e hour and only the way forward towards a robust educational system that w ill reach all stakeholders at any time or at any point.\n\nVirtual: https: //events.vtools.ieee.org/m/281054 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/281054 ORGANIZER:padmasai_y@ieee.org SEQUENCE:3 SUMMARY:IEEE WIE AG Hyderabad Section in association with IEEE Education So ciety is delighted to host the webinar on Blended Learning: The Way to Mov e Forward (Skill Enhancement for Teachers) URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/281054 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>Abstract:&nbsp\; </strong>As sever al Schools\, colleges and universities are planning to continue online lea rning into the spring\, thousands of students are now looking at over a ye ar of learning from home. In the current scenario\, remote learning is slo wly moving towards becoming a long term mode of instruction\, experts beli eve that the mental\, emotional and academic impacts of that shift are lik ely to be more than just challenging. It thus becomes worthwhile to unders tand the different methodologies that are actively being adapted in the ed ucation space as a coping mechanism.</p>\n<p>As per statistics put out by UNESCO\, over 190 countries faced disruption in formal learning and teachi ng impacting nearly 1.5 billion learners at some point. However\, despite the scale and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic\, private education enterpri ses across the globe were swift in putting out resources for the benefit o f learners. There is no dispute about the rise in the consumption and dema nd of e-learning and digital ways of learning and teaching in the last few years. Covid-19 has only further accelerated the rate at which digital is being adopted. Therefore\, sooner rather than later\, it is most pertinen t for students and teachers to adopt solutions that adapt well to this mix ed teaching-learning environment\, where print and digital coexist. A blen ded approach is something that will take care of the need to incorporate a udio-visual elements\, online assessments anytime\, anywhere access for st udents and teachers\, ensuring their continuing interest\, and engagement. </p>\n<p>As per many experts\, a technique such as a blended learning meth od has the ability to combine the best of both worlds in a manner that is less costly\, time-saving\, and much more personalized for both the univer sities and students. Blended learning provides students with the enriching experience of lecture videos combined with real-world teaching/mentorship to create a more wholesome and beneficial educational experience.</p>\n<p >Blended learning is also well known as a filled classroom technique\, in which students get the materials through internet sources and assignments are done in the classroom through team-based or project-based work in pres ence of respective teachers who actually act as a guide or a mentor additi onally.</p>\n<p>Understanding the importance of the application of technol ogy especially in education\, colleges\, and universities around the world have combined online courses and lessons with regular in-person classroom types in order to keep up. The shift towards blended learning in higher e ducation has presented itself as an ongoing process that is continually re shaping the learning process. As a result\, several blended learning trend s are defining higher education today.</p>\n<p>The impact of Covid-19 has brought the education landscape to an interesting inflection point\, where print content alone will not suffice our requirements in the new normal w hile a 100% digital approach might be inappropriate given our unpreparedne ss. Blended and Integrated Learning Solutions are today&rsquo\;s need of t he hour and only the way forward towards a robust educational system that will reach all stakeholders at any time or at any point.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</ p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR