Affiliation:
1. Christian Brothers University, USA
2. Alcorn State University, USA
Abstract
COVID-19 is a major inflection point in the civilizational development of the contemporary society as it passes through various phases of industrial revolutions. Pre-COVID-19, the technological realm was ready to trigger a major disruption, but the societal realm was putting pauses upon it. The wrath and fury that ensued as COVID-19 became a global pandemic in the span of a few months meant that there was no choice but to embrace the digital in all its ramifications. Certain industries underwent this transformation organically, albeit quickly. This chapter attempts to portray the digital transformation of education just before and during COVID-19 and then goes on to discuss how the cultural shift into the digital-dominant, post-COVID-19 world could lead to disruption in the educational industry, potentially displacing “old school” models with new technologies and practices.