Teachers are concerned about the inefficiency of online learning during lockdown will replicate during normal school terms. The inefficiency of online learning discovered During the lockdown, only 40 percent of the students attended class sessions with their teachers. In a short span of time, the inefficiency of online learning was well exposed. This leads us […]
Data from the Department of Education is showing a few students in the Philippines are enrolling in private schools. The damage to small private schools will lead to many being closed down after the lockdown is over. Private schools in the Philippines are struggling to raise money that would keep them afloat during and after […]
Overseas students from Singapore got disappointed for paying university fees in full, despite classes being held online. Disappointed overseas students Carolyn Tan, a Singaporean who is taking up Economics at Cambridge University, has mixed emotions over leaving the UK due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms. Tan was grateful to book a flight back to Singapore […]
Students and teachers across the globe have been unexpectedly forced to turn to online teaching modes during months-long school closures and lockdowns in light of COVID-19. Yes, these unprecedented times have been tough on everyone. From misguided attempts to put hundreds of pages of courses online, taking technology lessons from someone seemingly adept at home […]
Higher education in South Africa worsens as COVID-19 hits the country. Reopening of schools in South Africa After postponing the June 1 schedule, finally, schools in South Africa has opened the doors to its students, last week. With over two months since the lockdown was imposed in the country and schools were closed, students can […]
Shaw Academy, one of the biggest online courses provider, has claimed that 12 million people have “graduated” from its dozens of courses with an up to tenfold increase in students after the lockdown. Aside from this, Shaw Academy apparently attracts online applicants with its “excellent” Trustpilot rating on the front page of its website. The […]
The coronavirus pandemic has affected the achievement gap of students in Australia. A study showed that at least $1 billion was needed to help these students catch up with their peers. For more than two months, schools across Australia had been locked up to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. The disruption in […]
The year abroad program for language students in the UK is being abandoned after the spread of coronavirus in the country. Virtual year abroad is being hailed as a viable replacement for the program by many universities. The spread of coronavirus across Europe has resulted in many universities canceling overseas learning trips. However, some are […]
Exam cheating has become a major concern for many universities who are considering administering online exams in South Korea. Across the country, countless cases of exam cheating are offering a glimpse of what the situation will be if the schools universally adapt online exams. The recent uptick of coronavirus cases in South Korea is causing […]
An estimate of an average of $1.2 million made by the Federation of teachers in the US said that this fund is required for the safe reopening of schools in America to get back amidst coronavirus. It has been estimated that $ 116.5 is the total cost that will be incurred coming fall to re-open […]
