Sri Lanka, July 13 -- The sudden emergence of the COVID-19 outbreak resulted in turning all our lives topsy-turvy, necessitating a shift in all aspects of life, causing a multidimensional crisis. With an increasing number of countries imposing lockdowns, a myriad of solutions were brought up to face the situation.

Education from West to East is in disarray. COVID-19 has caused unprecedented chaos causing havoc in all layers of education. And we have been thrust, unwillingly, into the future of education. Coronavirus took education into Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Classroom. Uniforms, school buildings, pens and books were made redundant and taken on to a digital screen.

Learning is the most important aspect of education. Education c...