A Road Map for Tech Driven Learning Post Second Wave

As we reflect upon the past year and how we as a country have adapted to the ever-growing challenges thrown at us by the on-going pandemic, we cannot overlook or make less of how much we all have evolved and tried to cushion ourselves from the blows that we have all been subjected to through the past many months. 

When life throws you a curve ball, you better be prepared and ready to step up. You don’t try to just merely manage, but you should strive do better than you thought you could. 
These challenging times have taught us how to take detours from planned paths and yet reach places that we have always wanted to.

At the start of the pandemic, I could not have imagined that we would have managed to embrace our ‘new-normal’ so efficiently and quickly. What we thought would last a few days, has been around for over a year now and I am proud of REVA and our staff who has made tweaks and worked tirelessly to bridge the gap created by online education deliver uncompromised quality education to our student during these tough times.

How REVA has adapted

REVA, I am proud to note, has always been a forerunner in technology-based education, boasting a well-balanced integrated approach even before the pandemic. With 1 million online sessions and 200 smart classes, we have made sure that our students do not feel the gap of not having in-person classes.
At REVA, we have ensured that we are doing our best to make online learning a seamless experience to both our faculty and students with:

• Interactive sessions and content sharing between faculty and students
• State of the art technology in teaching and learning process
• Recorded lectures for reference 
• Virtual counselling sessions for students and parents

Life is all about rising to the occasion. We, at REVA believe in always working on creative solutions. Our virtual classrooms use our in-house virtual conferencing platform, Infy online, empowering us to facilitate the teaching-learning process and also conduct polling/questionnaires/assignments seamlessly through our Moodle LMS integration. The process is rendered more efficient, thanks to real-time audio/video and screen sharing.

The need of the hour – Blended learning
There has not been a better time than now to realize and adopt the many benefits of ‘blended learning’. Apart from being cost effective and efficient, it offers personalized, quality engagement in terms of concepts for our students, promotes active learning and focus during online sessions and has undoubtedly evolved into an effective and rewarding learning platform that ensures better learning outcomes.

Health is a primary focus too during the second wave.

• Jeeva Rakshak, a smart sensor made at REVA, alerts people when social distancing is not maintained.
• Our smart authentication system at the main gate, ensures contactless temperature screening and identification security.
• Our UV sterilization system is built to sanitize essentials and food materials to ensure workplace safety.

Unique academic initiatives and the way forward at REVA

• Through our virtual industry connect, webinars, virtual boot camps, virtual industry connect and online placement drives, REVA’s constant endeavour has been to impart quality education even during the times of this pandemic.
• Our digitalized campus will focus on delivering seamless education facilitated by our smart classrooms that use a technology blended approach. 
• We, as a country, should constantly prepare and evolve according to what lies ahead of us. With an ever-supporting Central government which has made it possible for educational institutions to have 40% online classes post lockdown, we feel we are empowered to do our best.

Our priority and promise to our students is this – Education that is superior, uncompromised and seamless. At all times.