ABSTRACT
Due to the lockdown caused by COVID-19, millions of workers have experienced changes that transformed their lives, well-being, and productivity and impacted economies and labor markets. Interactive technology became an essential tool for teachers and students in order to be able to overcome the challenges of the quarantine and ensure an interactive learning environment. Developing and enhancing learners’ knowledge and skills are key drivers to producing quality, skillful workers with adequate employability skills. The global shift to a future of work is defined by an ever-expanding cohort of new technologies that are more interconnected where information and knowledge are widely spread.
Interactive technology is considered an effective tool to facilitate the teaching and learning process to create an active learning environment in an era of online and blended learning. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the elements of organizing an active learning environment using interactive technology, including the following: learning sciences and teamwork, communication and creation, personalization of learning, critical thinking, and real-world engagement. Accordingly, this will develop learners’ digital competencies that prepare skilled workers for the new market needs.
