scholarly journals Response of educational institutions to COVID-19 pandemic: An inter-country comparison

2021 ◽  
pp. 147821032110219
Author(s):  
Mansi Babbar ◽  
Tushita Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Academic Integrity ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Country Comparison ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
The World ◽  
Online Assessments ◽  
Digital Pedagogy ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Radical Shift

The ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic has revolutionized the education system and forced fundamental changes in the teaching–learning process. The present study aims to explore various modes of education used by educational institutions across the world and provide a holistic understanding of different measures taken by governments and universities to endure the crippling crisis. The radical shift to digital pedagogy followed by online assessments and examinations brought new experiences to both educators and learners. This paper elucidates the extraordinary challenges encountered by various stakeholders in making the required shift to digital learning and the substantial attempts made by educational institutions to minimize learning losses. The paper also presents various opportunities induced by the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the need to develop appropriate mechanisms to deal with such an unforeseen crisis in future. To this effect, some recommendations have been made that may enable educational institutions to eliminate adversities and maintain academic integrity in tempestuous times.

scholarly journals E-Learning in TVET: An Opportunity for Developing Countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Makworo Edwin Obwoge ◽  
Okemwa Stela Kwamboka
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Work Demands ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Changing Trends ◽  
The World ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Insight Into

<div><p><em>Education systems in the world today are undergoing major shifts in their delivery systems to be able to accommodate shifting demands in the lifestyles of people. ICT has greatly influenced the way institutions operate in reaching and providing services to their clients. Many educational institutions have adapted their situations to meet the work demands and changing trends in education by adopting e-learning as a mechanism to reach the students who may have no time to sit in class due to their nature of work. TVET systems in Africa are slowly and steadily also starting to move towards implementing e-learning in their teaching learning process. This paper gives insight into the potential and situation of e-learning in TVET institutions in developing countries in Africa and points out major recommendations on how to improve in order to inform policy makers and other stakeholders in the TVET sector.</em></p></div>

scholarly journals The Present Shock and Time Re-appropriation in the Pandemic Era

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Levrini ◽  
Paola Fantini ◽  
Eleonora Barelli ◽  
Laura Branchetti ◽  
Sara Satanassi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Science ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
School Students ◽  
Physics Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
Teaching Learning

Abstract The crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic led most people all over the world to deal with a change in their perception and organization of time. This happened also, and mainly, within the educational institutions, where students and teachers had to rearrange their teaching/learning dynamics because of the forced education at a distance. In this paper, we present an exploratory qualitative study with secondary school students aimed to investigate how they were experiencing their learning during lockdown and how, in particular, learning of science contributed to rearranging their daily lifetime rituals. In order to design and carry out our investigation, we borrowed constructs coming from a research field rather unusual for science education: the field of sociology of time. The main result concerns the discovery of the potential of the dichotomy between alienation from time and time re-appropriation. The former is a construct elaborated by the sociologist Hartmut Rosa to describe the society of acceleration in the “era of future shock”. The latter represents an elaboration of the construct of appropriation that the authors had operationally defined, starting from Bakhtin’s original idea, to describe the nexus between physics learning and identity. Thanks to the elaboration of the notion of time re-appropriation as feature of the “era of present shock”, the study unveils how school science, instead of preparing the young to navigate our fast-changing and complex society, tends to create “bubbles of rituals” that detach learning from societal concern.

India Foundation for Education Transformation: Its Service to the Society

2021 ◽  
Vol 05 (03) ◽  
pp. 9-11
Author(s):  
Ranjit Kumar Mandal ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
The World ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Education Transformation

Skill is the most important component in education which makes a person capable of earning his or her livelihood. The system of education takes care of the development of school skills among the children in the schools. But the spread of pandemic Covid-19 has drastically disrupted every aspects of human life including education and impacted the skill development process has also been impacted. It has created an unprecedented test on education. Outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted more than 120 crores of students and youths across the planet. In India, more than 32 crores of students have been affected by the various restrictions and the nationwide lockdown for COVID-19. In many educational institutions around the world, campuses are closed, and teaching-learning has moved online. In India many schools were quick to react but to a limited extend. While many schools in the cities have adapted to online teaching schools in the remotest areas did not have the resources to get on the starting grid. Here the India Foundation for Education Transformation moved in a contributed its bit.

scholarly journals REALISATION OF INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOLOGY, PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY AND MATHEMATICS RELATIONS BY EXPLORING OSMOSIS PHENOMENON

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-26
Author(s):  
Violeta Šlekienė ◽  
Loreta Ragulienė ◽  
Vincentas Lamanauskas
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
The World ◽  
Holistic Concept ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Holistic Conception ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Science And Mathematics Teachers ◽  
And Training

In order to develop students' holistic concept of natural phenomena, the process of education must adopt a systematic approach to the integrity of the natural sciences. Such a systematic approach creates preconditions for understanding of educational content and training components in close interaction and for the consistent formation of a holistic understanding of the world. Interdisciplinary integration is realized through inquiry-based teaching/learning method. Scientific investigation is usually associated with knowledge of different subjects, so usage of interdisciplinary relations is indispensable for the full justification and explanation of the phenomenon or process. While analysing natural phenomena and regularities, it is important to find common points, using existing and new knowledge from physics, chemistry, biology, ecology and others. Only in this way will be developed a holistic conception of the world. This article presents the interdisciplinary links by experimentally exploring the phenomenon of osmosis. Giving one research example, Natural science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) and Maths subject relationship realisation didactic possibilities are revealed in the presented analysis. The research organization and methodology of its performance, the essence of the practical work, results and conclusions are discussed. The research is proposed to to carry out in a few different lessons (physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics), which enable a systematic and integrated way for students to convey the essence of the phenomenon. Osmosis research and analysis organization scheme is presented. Wide and deep osmosis process interdisciplinary links are distinguished. How osmosis phenomenon can properly understand and master by the stages in each subject lesson are shown in. The research is carried out during implementation of the international project „Materials for Teaching Together: Science and Mathematics Teachers collaborating for better results“. Number of the contract: 539242-LLP-1-2013-1-AT-COMENIUS-CMP/. Key words: science education, interdisciplinary relations, integration, osmosis, diffusion.

scholarly journals Students’ learning can be enhanced via Centres of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A quick view all over the world

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Asimakopoulos ◽  
Thanassis Karalis ◽  
Katerina Kedraka
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
University Population ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

This paper studies the Centers for Teaching and Learning (CTL) of the 100 top Universities in the world and investigates their role and services. The vast majority of these Centers is located in educational institutions of the US, the UK, Australia and Canada. CTL services cover many areas and target several portions of the university population. They try to meet contemporary requirements and aim to enhance teaching, learning and research processes.

scholarly journals Medical Education in India: Current Scenario of Teaching-Learning Methods

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sundip Hemant Charmode ◽  
Shelja Sharma ◽  
Suryakanta Seth ◽  
Subodh Kumar ◽  
Vivek Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Service Project ◽  
Mesh Terms ◽  
The World ◽  
Teaching Learning

Introduction: India struggles with poor quality of medical education, incompetent medical workforces, and insignificant research contribution to the world. Aim: Teaching-learning methods form an integral part of any curriculum hence, we aim to review the application of technology in teaching-learning methods at medical institutions across the world. Materials and Methods: An online search for articles and abstracts published from 2000 to 2020 on PubMed Central, Medline, Scopus, Google scholar using the MeSH terms like medical, education, innovative teaching, three dimensional, curriculum, etc., was conducted. A total of 49 articles were shortlisted by applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. A total of 38 articles were finally selected after thorough reading and were analysed and summarised. Results: Four themes emerged from this review: understanding learner characteristics; innovative newer techniques with the incorporation of advanced technology; cast models and plastination; and future trends for medical education. The more specific findings can be further divided into: online digital learning module; flip classroom; 3D printed models; 3D virtual reality-based technology; simulation techniques; real patient learning practical’s; medical student collaborative clinics; student-driven undergraduate research committee; patient-family interactive programs; death-and-dying discussions and community-based service project. Conclusion: Amendment in the curriculum and selection of teaching-learning methods should be considered after understanding the student characteristics. Modern technology should be used rationally in teaching-learning methods thereby, restricting its negative impact on the students.

scholarly journals OpenTEL: Lessons from a Pandemic for the Future of Distance Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 410-419
Author(s):  
Francisco Iniesto ◽  
Victoria L. Murphy ◽  
Eileen Scanlon ◽  
Shi Min Chua
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Support ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
Research In Education ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Enhanced Learning

The move to introduce technology enhanced learning (TEL) is a trend that has been observed for decades. Following the disruption arising from Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a move to remote teaching in universities across the world. This move has put the transformation or digital revolution in the limelight in the media. TEL is of strategic importance to the conduct of teaching, learning and research in education internationally. TEL, when combined with the growing benefits of open approaches to education, leads to a potentially transformational means of learning. In this paper the authors introduce some examples of research projects from the Open University’s OpenTEL research grouping. These examples highlight some of the work conducted relating to supporting students, universities, and communities using TEL during the pandemic. OpenTEL research has identified that Covid-19 has exposed the need for better institutional support for students who are facing stress and disruption in their studies; collaboration among higher educational institutions to share knowledge; better engagement in the online pivot ; and understanding of the possibilities (and limitations) for online tools to maintain existing research communities.

scholarly journals The Use of Google Classroom during Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 438
Author(s):  
Mike Okmawati
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Teacher Learning ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Effective Solution ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The World ◽  
Virtual Classes ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning

Educational systems worldwide has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, leading to the near-total closures of schools, and colleges. Most governments around the world have temporarily closed educational institutions in order to restrain the spread of Covid-19 . This requires all elements of education to adapt and to continue the teaching learning process. The Indonesia Government assigns the distance learning sistem using online learning. This is effective solution to activate classroom eventhough school have been closed to reduce the spread of covid-19. Many platforms of  digital sources have been implemented by school, one of them is using Google Classroom. This research aims to get review of using Google Classroom during this pandemic. This study was library research that describe the phenemenon of using Google Classroom. The result of the research finding prove that it is effective to use this platform. It is one way to be considered by the schools and teachers to provide students by e learning that can be attracted for the students, while the process of teacher learning move to virtual classes. Key words: Google Classroom, Pandemic, Covid-19, Online Learning

scholarly journals Impact of Covid-19 on Higher Education in India

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
PRAVAT KUMAR JENA
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
The World ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Learning Research ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Tools And Techniques

The spread of pandemic Covid-19 has drastically disrupted every aspects of human life including education. It has created an unprecedented test on education. In many educational institutions around the world, campuses are closed and teaching-learning has moved online. Internationalization has slowed down considerably. In India, about 32 crore learners stopped to move schools/colleges and all educational activities brought to an end. Despite of all these challenges, the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have reacted positively and managed to ensure the continuity of teaching-learning, research and service to the society with some tools and techniques during the pandemic. This article highlights on major impacts of Covid-19 on HEIs in India. Some measures taken by HEIs and educational authorities of India to provide seamless educational services during the crisis are discussed. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, many new modes of learning, new perspectives, new trends are emerged and the same may continue as we go ahead to a new tomorrow. So, some of the post Covid-19 trends which may allow imagining new ways of teaching learning of higher education in India are outlined. Some fruitful suggestions are also pointed to carry out educational activities during the pandemic situation.

Boundaries of Internet Pedagogy development

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-11
Author(s):  
S. Karauylbayev ◽  
◽  
M. Artyukhina ◽  
A. Zhumabaeva ◽  
G. Muratova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
Digital Pedagogy ◽  
Distance Learning Technologies ◽  
Communication Pedagogy ◽  
Sudden Transition

The article discusses the development of pedagogy in the era of digital learning and upbringing. The pandemic has changed the way children are taught around the world. At present, distance learning technologies have become the main technology used in more than 185 countries of the world. The sudden transition of more than 1.5 billion children studying around the world showed some of the weaknesses of distance learning technologies today, indicating ways out of this situation. The widely implemented distance learning technology makes adjustments to some important aspects of the methodology and theory of digital pedagogy. The authors distinguish Internet pedagogy as a branch of pedagogical science dealing with the problems of distance learning for students of all ages, and the upbringing of the digital culture of all members of society. The connotate of online pedagogy is wider than digital pedagogy, virtual pedagogy, interactive pedagogy, and communication pedagogy.

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