Abstract
This paper deals with key roles required for a teacher in new digital era. Teachers’ role in the 21st century has become more complex in the present changing world here knowledge is almost unlimited. Teachers are expected to become technologically oriented and responsible not only for their teaching but also for their students’ learning. Today teachers are required to be facilitators helping learners to make judgements about the quality and validity of new sources and knowledge, be open-minded and critical independent professionals, be active co-operators, collaborators, and mediators between learners and what they need to know, and providers to scaffold understanding. In this digital era, teachers’ role has shifted from mere preacher to the manager of students social and emotions behaviours; mentor for their learning and over-all development as a balanced citizen; motivator for slow learner and a fast learner in digital environment. He has to keep watch on the time spent by learners for their proper time management which make certain that the learner utilize optimum e-resources. He has to address social and emotional issues that affect learners’ learning, and be ready to make changes when their learning stalls.
Highlights
This paper deals with key roles required for a teacher in new digital era
Higher education institutions face a number of opportunities and challenges as the result of the digital revolution
This is because higher education institutions perform a number of scholarship functions including teaching and research which are affected by the availability and usage of digital technologies (Weller and Anderson 2013)
Summary
This paper deals with key roles required for a teacher in new digital era. Teachers' role in the 21st century has become more complex in the present changing world here knowledge is almost unlimited. In the new digital and knowledge society in the 21st century, education is facing great challenges from traditional ways of learning towards innovative ways of learning. With a simple click to access countless information and resources, the role of teachers as authoritative single provider of knowledge and skills has been challenged by readily available information technology.
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