The educational ecosystem in the Republic of Moldova in COVID-19 pandemic conditions

Abstract

This scientific approach brings to the fore topics on the unsatisfactory state of the situation in the national educational ecosystem, exacerbated by COVID-19; to identify the problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the educational ecosystem of the Republic of Moldova and to sensitize the decision makers regarding the de facto situation of the actors directly involved in the educational process. The proper functioning of the educational ecosystem in the Republic of Moldova is directly dependent on the interrelation of a set of subsystems The educational ecosystem in the Republic of Moldova, in grosso modo, is based on sound educational policies, promoted by the state in order to ensure technical and scientific progress in all social and economic spheres and the rally to the international education system. The fulminant development of the society, of the information technology dictates the redefinition of the learning process, including by the extension of the socalled educational ecosystem (learning ecosystem). In the Republic of Moldova, the pandemic has profoundly affected education and aggravated existing social inequities in the country's educational ecosystem. It has been extremely difficult for both children and teachers to adapt to distance learning. The use of information and communication technology (ICT) to ensure the continuity of distance learning has become the main priority of the education system in the Republic of Moldova. However, the pandemic also outlined in the biotopy chapter certain weaknesses (problems) of the educational ecosystem in the Republic of Moldova, including: the limited number of computers available, their condition, the state of the operating system and the logistical planning necessary for it etc. Another problem directly concerns the biocenosis of the educational ecosystem in the Republic of Moldova, a large part of the teachers in the educational system of the Republic of Moldova, in fact many students, found themselves unable to use these technical means. The applicability of the research results derives from the findings made, the stated conclusions, which could serve to draw some development policies and strategies, optimization of the educational system in the Republic of Moldova. Originality consists in elucidation of the problems in the national educational ecosystem by reporting to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Moldova.