How has COVID Changed the Tertiary Education Landscape?

Surviving COVID-19 as a Tertiary Education System

COVID-19's global lockdown has affected many industries across the world - and one of the most heavily hit industries is the education sector. Schools are congested areas, with hundreds, maybe thousands of students congregating daily to learn, study, and participate, and even though COVID-19 does not have a significant detrimental effect on that age demographic, many of these students have the potential to return home and infect their older loved ones.

So how has the Tertiary Education industry been forced to adapt to the complete absence of physical teaching? How have teachers continued to teach and students continued to learn in the midst of a global outbreak?

Digital Teaching

Video-conferencing tools such as Zoom necessary for the employment of Digital Teaching have been available for several years now, but it is only the advent of COVID-19 where Digital Teaching has been heavily employed. Teachers and lecturers alike are forced to use video conferencing tools like Zoom, WebEx, Microsoft Team,  to engage students face-to-face, distribute information and assignments en masse, and continue their education even while COVID-19 confines everyone to their homes.

However, many teachers have reported themselves unable or unwilling to adapt to Digital teachings. Some older educators have expressed difficulty using IT, while others are simply unused to this new platform. Other education institutes are simply not equipped/prepared for it.

Home-Based Learning

E-learning platforms has been a long-accepted part of education curriculum for many years, allowing for students to learn at their own pace and supplement their own knowledge on their own time. COVID-19 has turned what is otherwise a present but niche part of education curriculum into a key part of home-based learning.

Challenges

This is the beginning of another new journey for Educational Institutions and post-COVID-19 These challenges should be expanded and re-looked at:

• Not every single student has a computer.
• Distractions from Home
• Teachers unable to adapt to Digital Learning and neglecting to teach
• The question of whether pure online learning is effective
• Monotony of a digital curriculum

References

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/covid-19-coronavirus-education-digital-revolution-transformation-12650974

https://apolitical.co/en/solution_article/covid-19-has-changed-education-forever-heres-how

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Reference Guide [for Webinar]

Goh, M. H. (2016). A Manager’s Guide to Implement Your Infectious Disease Business Continuity Plan, 2nd Edition. GMH Pte Ltd.