Rethinking Education in the Arab Region to Fit the New Era: A Shift in Paradigm

Abstract

      Digital transformation indicates a shift towards continuous learning. We are in an era where a university degree is not enough and we do not stop learning to keep pace with the development and the requirements of work fields, which increases the centrality of the learner in the learning process. The trend towards the digital medium also indicates a decrease in the role of the direct shared environment represented in the classroom, which weakens the ability of teachers to control students in the shared environment and increases the independence of learners. On the other hand, there is a complete need to reconsider the priorities of the educational process, to include elements of emotional intelligence and cooperation that may not receive the appropriate attention in the era of social distancing. All of these transformations indicate a reconsideration of the educational process, from the transmission paradigm to the active learning paradigm. This research addresses different learning paradigms and the needs of our current era, the era of digital technology. It deals with the case of a successful educational system according to the active learning paradigm, to conclude with the modern methods in education and the most important ways to support active learning in the Arab region.