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to as e-Learning, is the innovative Q What is the transformation of education
Digital education is often referred
systems during these
use of Digital Technologies and importance of a unprecedented times.
“Digital Education”
infusion of technology-driven
processes into the educational environment in a Empowering a future-ready
value chains. One could even pandemic situation generation needs to be a collective
define it as the effective use of like COVID 19? effort by the public and private
digital technologies in designing sectors to help overcome
and delivering education. This Digital education platforms challenges in digital education
digitalization of education have been around for decades, adoption including, changing
systems allows educators to and the pandemic has pushed the status quo, developing
develop engaging, interactive and these platforms to the fore as the infrastructure, and enhancing
blended learning methodologies. education sector grappled with technological literacy.
remote teaching. With traditional
Prof. Jayantha N. Dewasiri learning systems disrupted In addressing these challenges,
discussed the role of Telcos’ by school closures across the the Ministry of Education is
in Digital Education and how country, democratizing digital transforming the curricula
Dialog has positioned itself to education is more important than to be more student-centric
facilitate digital education and ever to ensure the continuity of than teacher-centric, enabling
people to stay connected during education for all students and students to do more self-learning
this difficult time with Mr. close the education gap. Digital and utilize the advantages
Supun Weerasinghe, Director/ education platforms delivering of the inclusive e-Learning
Group CEO, Dialog Axiata PLC. targeted interventions to increase platforms available. However,
Following are the excerpts of the accessibility to education reduces primary and secondary grades
interview; the burden on parents, teachers, require greater engagement
and schools while enabling them between educators and
students, which can be
to make the most of e-Learning.
Q How does “Digital addressed and amplified
through interactive e-Learning
Education” transform
the traditional Q As a developing platforms.
education system of a country, can Sri
country? Lanka move
from traditional
We are in the midst of a profound education to digital
technological revolution where education? What
incredible advancements in are the challenges in
technology are transforming all implementing digital
facets of life in leaps, including
how we access information education in Sri
and learn. The effective use Lanka?
of technology in education
bypasses the limitations of The onset of the pandemic has
traditional models and allows accelerated the digitization
learners to develop advanced and of industries in Sri Lanka,
contemporary skills while making including the education sector.
education more accessible, We already see this transition
affordable, and available for the through the efforts by the
benefit of the masses. The most Ministry of Education and other
significant benefit of digital supporting agencies, and as Prof. Jayantha N. Dewasiri
education transforming the a long-standing facilitator in Professor
traditional education system is using technology as an enabler Dept. of Accountancy and Finance
its ability to level the field of of education, Dialog will continue Faculty of Management Studies
opportunity for students across to support these forces to Sabaragamuwa University of
the country. empower the digital Sri Lanka

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