Empirical Study of Awareness towards Blended e-learning Gateways during Covid-19 Lockdown

Abstract

One of the most remarkable changes in the academic Diaspora is the international creation of virtual platforms, which has given rise to a new edge system of learning. Covid-19 presents a unique and severe problem on every front. The nationwide shutdown by the administration aims to control the diffusion of Covid-19 at education institutions across the country. Many (local, national, and worldwide) institutions have implemented a reliable and beneficial contactless atmosphere for students and faculties to maintain the continuity of learning. As a result, teachers and students are greatly influenced by the new-age virtual teaching method adopted and implemented. The survey respondents were picked by a combination of online surveys and personality tests, and then the questionnaire they were given included both closed- and open-ended items. The numbers of university and secondary school portals have recently seen an upward trend. So, to better investigate the abilities of teachers and learners to identify the efficiency of dominating content delivery methods, a hybrid approach of the exploratory study was employed. Students and faculty, 140 each who have taken web-based learning at 25 Indian institutions, are sampled using a snowball sampling methodology. The results of the t-test demonstrated a considerable divergence in teaching-learning impressions between faculty and students on three manifests ($\mathrm{p} < 0.005$). Learners' responses differed from faculty responses, and statistically significant differences were found, such as scientific material can be taught effectively online, improved technocratic pedagogy is the core part of e-learning, reliance on computers/connectivity.