Coronavirus Disease Pandemic Lockdown Coronavirus Epidemic
Coronavirus Disease Pandemic Lockdown Coronavirus Epidemic
Coronavirus Disease Pandemic Lockdown Coronavirus Epidemic
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use online learning today because of the pandemic so that students will not have risks of getting
infected by the coronavirus.
The WHO or World Health Organization announced COVID-19 as a global pandemic on March 11, 2020.
The government made the people go quarantined so they will not get infected. Because of this virus, we
have to use online learning. Online learning is the thing we use for learning and communicating with
teachers and other students without getting infected by the virus. Some students say that online
learning is stressful for them and some say that it is easier for them. A survey reported that compared to
seventy-eight percent of students who were in the classroom full time, and eighty-two percent of
students who were in the classroom on some days, eighty-four percent of remote students reported
that they are experiencing exhaustion, headaches, insomnia, or other stress-related ailments.
Online learning is one of the imminent trends in the education sector around the globe. This mode of
learning is done through the internet. With advanced and upgraded technologies, this mode of learning
has been made simpler. Online Education is also preferred in higher learning Institutions.
]Online (virtual) education is a convenient and flexible way of acquiring higher education. Unlike the
tradi tional approach to education where the learner has to go to a physical campus, online programs
can be pur sued by anyone who has access to an internet device from any part of the world with no
need to physically visit the institution. For instance, for someone who is in the rural areas and cannot
relocate or commute on daily basis to the physical location of the university which is probably located
tens or hundreds of miles away, online programs give him the chance to achieve his dream. He can
study and take examinations right from the comfort of his living room. This way, one can undertake
other activities such as a job, while at the same time studying. In modern days where wireless internet
connection is found in most parts of the world, access to vir tual learning is greater than in the past.
Online education further proves to be relatively cheaper in comparison to traditional educational ap
proaches. Under traditional university programs, the students are required to pay for textbooks,
transportation, institutional facilities such as physical libraries, gyms, swimming pools among other costs
that push the cost of university education up. Online education, on its part, charges only for tuition and
other obligatory charges. Virtual learning thus presents both the affluent and the poor a chance.
The outbreak of coronavirus disease is a form of pandemic which spread all over the world.
So, the lockdown has been implemented worldwide due to the coronavirus epidemic, which led to the
shutdown of all services except the country’s emergency services.
Even the school and college have also been closed. and covid-19 pandemic transformed the way
education was delivered.
Governments issued instructions to the school, college, teachers that all students be taught online at
home during the lockdown.
So that the future of students does not decline and they can continue their studies.
With this sudden shift away from the classroom in many parts of the globe,
some are wondering whether the adoption of online learning will continue to
persist post-pandemic, and how such a shift would impact the worldwide
education market.
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, close to half the world’s students are still
affected by partial or full school closures, and over 100 million additional children
will fall below the minimum proficiency level in reading as a result of the health
crisis. Prioritizing education recovery is crucial to avoid a generational catastrophe
as highlighted in a high-level ministerial meeting in March 2021.
UNESCO is supporting countries in their efforts to mitigate the impact of school
closures, address learning losses and adapt education systems, particularly for
vulnerable and disadvantaged communities.
To mobilize and support learning continuity, UNESCO has established the Global
Education Coalition which today counts 160 members working around three central
themes: Gender, connectivity and teachers.
An online survey conducted by the multisectoral group Movement for Safe, Equitable, Quality and
Relevant Education (SEQuRE) found that 86.7% of students under modular learning, 66% under online
learning, and 74% under blended learning said they "learned less" under the alternative modes of
learning compared with the traditional face-to-face setup. The survey also found that only 5.4% under
the blended learning, 5.7% under modular learning, and 9.1% under online learning "learned more”. The
survey was conducted from June 25 to July 12 among 1,278 teachers, 1,299 Grades 4 to 12 students,
and 3,172 parents. Teachers' Dignity Coalition chairperson Benjo Basas said in a Rappler interview, “ …
while the teachers would always do their best to teach students under any circumstance, they didn't
have any control on how students would respond.”