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The impact of digital Technologies is massive. Where pandemic posed a challenge, but it also opened doors for innovation in teaching methodologies. I truly believe it's one of the greatest evolutions in education sector. We experimented with different learning platforms and different teaching methods, learned new platforms like Paddlet, Canva etc. all for the betterment of learning world.
Students have started accessing different resources though online. They are getting more confident, and teachers are getting smarter - It's a new face of learning which is opening horizons and making a mark. Digital technologies are now the essence of learning and teaching benefiting both the teachers and the learners.

I have learned something Not to be afraid of Trying - as half the battle is won just by trying.

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I have taught Economics for 12 years in the past but I am not teaching currently.

But I am still affiliated with Education as I am working as a student Engagement Officer at Torrens University and assist students in enrolling in subjects and work towards retention of students at TUA.

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learning outcomes of Online teaching in Economics

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learning outcomes of Online teaching in Economics

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- Ability to read and Interpret Data in the form of Graphs and Diagrams

- Understand the inverse relationship between Demand and supply

- Ability to differentiate between Microeconomics Concept like demand, supply, marginal utility and macro-economic concepts like Inflation, National Income, Unemployment, Budgeting etc.

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- Time consuming as compared to face to face class as the content and planning of lessons needs to be systematic

- Social loafing creates cognitive dissonance

- Minimum use of books (learning Resources) which can backfire conceptual clarity

-more dependency on recordings impacts student engagement.

- Inadequate access to technology or disturbance in Internet can leave students anxious

- Expensive as laptops and computers are not affordable for all and above that the cost of internet

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Though I was good with digital technology as zoom was a user friendly LMS I felt my teaching skills were taking a backseat, I started doubting my abilities even when I have been teaching for 12 years and so I started the implementation of TPACK Model to cover the gaps in teaching.

TPACK is a dynamic framework for defining teachers' knowledge. This framework is needed for designing, implementing, and evaluating curriculum and instruction with technology. TPACK framework was firstly developed by Shulman (1986) and then expanded by Mishra & Koehler (2006) by adding the technology element.

The TPACK framework for teacher knowledge is described in detail, as a complex interaction among three bodies of knowledge: Content, pedagogy, and technology.

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The pandemic indicated a sudden shift in teaching with teachers facing cameras and getting used to teaching while maintaining social distance as well.I decided to use Zoom just like many others around.

Findings revealed a mix of preferences and experiences using Zoom technology as a substitution for face-to-face learning with positive aspects (e.g., convenience, development of technology skills, and interactive features) and negative aspects (e.g., social connectedness, anxiety, and technology issues)

Initially I struggled to understand Zoom and its features but teaching economics through zoom turned out to be splendid.
Topics like Perfect competition , Utility, Demand supply analysis were creative to teach on zoom as I used the screen sharing option, annotation and the reactions options to explain concepts and incorporated the TPACK model

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Digital technologies used in face to face class

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Digital technologies used in face to face class

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Since we started using flipped learning method extensively, explaining economic concepts like Inflation, banking with following digital technologies facilitated to achieve tremendous success in teaching

- YouTube Videos
- Powerpoint Presentation

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Teaching topics like statistics was much easier in face to face class on smart boards or even black boards as students raised their queries in class and I used to take periodical tests to know they understand the concept clearly.

In face to face class teaching we also had the viva's ( verbal Test ) and MCQ tests to achieve learning outcomes.

Later, the flipped learning method was introduced in my Institute and tracking student engagement and student's  progress was done regularly after 3 lectures through  games like Millionaire where we gave 4 options to same questions.

Games made my teaching interesting, I have played group activities, Millionaire, Quizzes to make my teaching effective and engaging.

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- Know the dynamic nature of Indian Economy and arising problems.

- Ability to draw Divided circles and Divided bar graphs

- Understand the basic concepts of economic growth & economic development.

- Have clarity in data analysis, data collection, organize and classify graphical presentation of statistical data

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"Economics is the study of mankind in the ordinary business of life". - Principles of Economics by Alfred Marshall (1890)
Economics is the science which studies human behaviour as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses.

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https://www.communityofpractice.ca/background/what-is-a-community-of-practice/

Zalia Powell, Cindy Davis, Raj Yadav & Trevor G. Gates (2022) Using zoom in teaching human behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of Australian students, Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 32:8, 1101-1110, DOI: 10.1080/10911359.2021.2002752

Adarkwah, M.A. (2020) “I’m not against online teaching, but what about us?”: ICT in Ghana post Covid-19. Educ Inf Technol 26, 1665–1685 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-020-10331-z

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Initially , when I was teaching Geography and  Economics to undergraduate students  it was a face to face class with a class limit of 30 students but there was active discussion in the class and student engagement was all high as it involved group activities amongst them to build a Community of practice.

A Community of Practice (CoP) is " a process of social learning that occurs when people who have a common interest in a subject or area collaborate over an extended period of time, sharing ideas and strategies, determine solutions, and build innovations." (Wenger 1998).

I initially followed textbook methods and explained concepts of Micro and Macro economics to students which was more like a story telling method and explained with the help of illustrations, diagrams and charts through smart boards.

In later years around 2010 I used to teach with digital tools like MS Office and Powerpoint Presentation in class but it was still face to face and so learning objectives were achieved easily as class quizzes made it easy and interesting.

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Teaching is something I got into incidentally as I wanted to be self dependent while I was pursuing my graduate studies in commerce. I started imparting tuitions for Maths and Economics to high school students as these subjects were my strength and since then I have been in love with teaching as it gives me immense satisfaction.

I truly believe in what A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said, "Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me. "

The love and respect that I received as a teacher has always motivated me to do more and push myself to teach with new teaching methodologies and innovative techniques so as to ignite young brains.