Supporting Teachers in the Transition towards Distance Education: Challenges and Means

Date
2020-11-20
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Publisher
Commonwealth of Learning (COL)
Abstract
During the lockdown as a result of the pandemic, it became necessary to deploy distance education in many countries, at all levels of education. This article presents the creation of a training course aimed at helping teachers to shift from in-person classes to distance learning. It highlights the issues and challenges encountered and pinpoints the first observable impacts of this course, as well as in-progress and upcoming developments.
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Subject
Distance Education,Online Learning,Higher Education,Teacher Education
Country
Canada
Region
Caribbean and Americas
Series
Journal of Learning for Development;Vol 7; No 3