BLENDED LEARNING APPROACHES AND MULTIMEDIA USAGE IN TEACHER EDUCATION

The global education systems, including those in India, were affected by the pandemic COVID-19. Online learning systems have been quickly embraced by educational institutions to offer classes. Instructors created hybrid modes of training that blended online and in-person learning. This strategy worked well to preserve communication between students and teachers. The National Education Policy (NEP-2020) aims to transform India's educational system, with a focus on blended and online learning. The policy suggests that to effectively provide quality education to all educational organizations, ranging from elementary to higher ones, including teacher education, these institutions should make use of online and blended learning resources. The blended learning models provide a good middle ground between online and in-person instruction, which further emancipates the teaching-learning processes, creating a learning environment that is more demanding and productive. The remote learning platform is primarily dependent on the e-learning infrastructure, which is a crucial component of the blended learning ecosystem. Additionally, professional development programs and teacher training incorporate blended learning. To improve their teaching techniques and keep pace with emerging educational trends, educators should make use of online courses, webinars, and peer collaboration. In this paper, an attempt has been made to examine the blended learning approaches involved in teacher education, highlighting the use of multimedia usage in online learning and offline tutorials.