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of Buddhist teaching is offering online learning environment towards a fuller below: Through evidence-based research,
classes. More people outside the understanding of concepts. Annotation (A) Leverage time better: Digital learning instructors can measure how people
classroom are able to attend the Buddhist technologies, discussion boards, and provides quick feedback to instructors on learn most effectively and respond with

lectures through online streaming. In online support provide additional forums where students are struggling, allowing scientifically grounded strategies for
the 21st century, distant learning and for discussion, debate, conjecture, and teachers to provide additional instruction educating students. As addressed above,
online education became an internal edification. and answers to common questions, either the important role of technology which
part of education in many Buddhist online or in person. Automation eases or is two ways of communication in the age

Universities as well as in the Buddhist 3. Learn with mastery: The ability to pace eliminates routine grading, freeing course of digital are more and more powerful
studies departments of some well-known learning to one’s preference, to review teams to spend more face-to-face time with to people daily life because everyone
universities in the West. Students around material, and to be assessed on a section students. are able to buy and own smart phones
the world can enrol in a distance learning before moving to another lead to mastery along Journal of Buddhist Education and

course from different Universities and learning. (B) Spread knowledge widely: Digital Research 19 with internet Wifi. This is the
are able to receive credit for the courses. platforms allow instructors to reach more new age of propagating Buddhism in the
Nearer home, the International Buddhist 4. Learn the best way: Active engagement, students, often by orders of magnitude new era of human beings.
College (IBC) started by Ven Wei Wu of hands-on experiences, discussions and than via on-campus courses. Instructors

Than Hsiang Temple has embarked on flipped classrooms allow students to can disseminate new ideas more quickly, Conclusion
an e-learning platform for people to study experience learning that applies best touching more people and impacting more In conclusion, Buddhist leaders should
Buddhism. practices and directly employs current lives. Engage a worldwide audience: utilise technology in propagating
theories of learning. Digital platforms allow instructors to Buddhism in a manner that encourages

P.A. Payutto, the leading Thai Buddhist meld worldwide participants into campus proper study and practice of the Dharma.
scholar monk, has offered the following 5. Learn anytime, anywhere: Asynchronous teaching, creating global conversations – However, Buddhist leaders should
suggestions on the importance of digital classrooms allow students to “go to school” resulting in richer teaching experiences, themselves be familiar with the many
learning. Digital learning technologies where and when they are most ready to from architecture and entrepreneurship, uses of the internet so that they can utilise

help people, teachers, scholars and learn. This helps graduate students access to climate change and innovation, and it efficiently and effectively. It is only when
students: advanced information needed for their beyond. the leaders are well-equipped with the
1. Learn more efficiently: Digital thesis research when they need it. It gives means of modern technology that they
assessments offer people rapid feedback flexibility to undergraduates to study (C) Build learning modules quickly: can utilise it to propagate the Dharma with
on their understanding, allowing both abroad or pursue an internship. And, it Digital learning empowers instructors the sole purpose to benefit others.

learners and instructors (who can access allows lifelong learners to continue to to build courses using the best content
this information) to concentrate their pursue an education, while meeting work previously developed by other instructors
efforts on where further understanding and family commitments. Digital learning and colleagues, whether within the same
is most needed. makes education more accessible and department, or even at other institutions.
affordable to students on campus and This “digital abstraction” for modular

2. Learn more fully: Rapid assessment, also worldwide. learning content is the real meaning
simulations, visualisations, games, behind the “digital” of digital learning. 吉中佛教会
annotation technology, and videos with 6. Digital learning technologies help

multiple instructors provide a richer instructors to propagate Buddhism as (D) Improve instructional techniques:
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