Abstract

Shifting from traditional and blended learning approaches to a fully virtual and remote course delivery: Implications from COVID-19

Highlights

  • This year, educational institutions including several universities and colleges have closed their doors to contain the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19)

  • Virtual sessions with their students and/or other stakeholders (Watermeyer, Crick, Knight & Goodall, 2020). Their social distancing has led to the closure of educational establishments (EUA, 2020)

  • Several tertiary education institutions were in a position to migrate from traditional and blended learning approaches to fully virtual and remote course delivery to respond to COVID-19 (OECD, 2020)

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Summary

Introduction

This year, educational institutions including several universities and colleges have closed their doors to contain the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). This has resulted in both challenges and opportunities for them. Virtual sessions with their students and/or other stakeholders (Watermeyer, Crick, Knight & Goodall, 2020) In many cases, their social distancing has led to the closure of educational establishments (EUA, 2020). HEIs were expected to utilize education technologies to continue their higher educational services This contribution deliberates on the impact of COVID-19’s preventative measures on HEIs. This contribution deliberates on the impact of COVID-19’s preventative measures on HEIs It identifies the challenges and responses facing HEIs, in the short and medium-term. It discusses the way forward in a post-COVID era

Remote learning through virtual technologies
Possible challenges and responses in the short and medium-term
The way forward in a post COVID era
Conclusion

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