Application of online resources and tools in the environment of blended learning

Abstract

Many educational institutions in Kazakhstan have been still based mainly on traditional methods of teaching and learning, i.e., they follow the traditional setup of face-to-face lectures and practical hours in a classroom. Although many academic units have also started blended learning, still a lot of them are stuck with old procedures. The sudden outbreak of Covid-19 shook the entire world. The pandemic situation challenged the education system across the world and forced educators to shift to an online mode of teaching overnight. Many academic institutions that were earlier reluctant to change their traditional pedagogical approach had no option but to shift entirely to online teaching–learning. This article puts some light on how to deal with challenges associated with online teaching and will be useful for educators looking for new online tools and resources in order to modernize traditional teaching routines. The article analyzes the potential of online resources and suggests some ways how to use them in blended learning in order to increase the efficiency of education.