https://www.itweb.co.za/content/wbrpO7gYkexqDLZn
It has become clear that the education sector will not return to what it was before COVID, but digital learning will only succeed if chronic societal problems are dealt with.
The entire spectrum of education, from grade school right up to tertiary education, was severely impacted by the COVID-driven lockdowns that hit the sector like a tidal wave in 2020.
Schools, universities and colleges were forced, within weeks, to transform from predominantly classroom-based teaching to remote, Internet-based methods. For most institutions, this became a mad scramble to maintain the momentum of teaching and learning. Success rates varied widely.
What can we learn from this in the light of both the 2020 experience and the access we now (fortunately) have to advanced digital technology? Put simply, after the arrival of COVID and its resultant lockdowns, what is the future of digital-based education?
To start with, what has become abundantly clear is that the education sector will not return to what it was before. We have a new normal. But what will that normal look like and how best will we as educators be able to serve our students? What should we be doing to shape and fashion this “new normal” to everyone’s advantage?
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