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with the continuation of traditional their teaching skills that are mandated
classes with online classes. This makes for future generation students. Thus,
teaching learning a potential to facilitate this study was developed to find out
"24/7" student learning 'anytime and the teaching learning pedagogy that
anywhere', a university education which proves to be effective with adaptability
is available worldwide and delivered to the changing scenario in the process
from anywhere in the world (Parry, of teaching learning. Online Learning
2015). becomes more effective with the
continuation of traditional classes with
Segall and Avner (2004) stated that
the focus of teacher education should online classes.
move forward from traditional practices Online learning has also not undergone
in order to adopt creative techniques the same scrutiny as classroom teaching
through which the students inherently and researches on online teaching
recognise the pedagogical nature of demonstrated mixed results (Ryan et
the content and its application in the al., 1999; Kenny, 2002; Atack and Rankin,
context of teaching. Conceptualization 2002; Kozlowski, 2002). Educators of
of pedagogical content knowledge has the 21st century classroom have to
to be re-thought based on teacher integrate ICT in teaching learning with
efficacy and student readiness and the rapid advancement and shift in
participation in determining teacher learning process as an outcome of the
professionalism Park et.al (2008). pandemic. Teaching practice also has
evolved radical change with the vital
Higher Education Institutes (HEIs)
are now fast adapting to alternative impact of the post COVID-19 classroom
pedagogy to engage students remotely influenced with the swift development
and to continue the teaching and in the teaching learning process.
learning process in a “Teach-From- The outcomes of this research will be
Home-Students-At-Home" situation. helpful in developing a new learning
The COVID-19 pandemic-induced approach in teacher education with the
pedagogy has confronted the shape combination of both traditional and
of traditional teaching and learning online learning and hence it is expected
methods. Teaching flexibility to suit that the result of this study will reveal the
the student's needs should be the effectiveness of learning experiences
new apparatus for individual teachers obtained by special education
to bring out the essential learning student teachers through traditional
outcomes with maximum virtual classroom and online classroom. Online
outreach. The lockdown presents higher learning using ICT prepares learners
education institutions an opportunity for the future technology based
to adopt an alternative pedagogy that classrooms and facilitates to meet
uses technological tools to facilitate the advancements of the 21st century
academic activities in the virtual world. teaching learning. Moreover, online
Online Learning is more geared learning positively transforms the skills
towards self-regulated learning and of special education student teachers to
is ideal for student teachers to instil prepare and introduce activities in the

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