The pandemic cultivated greater internal communication and allowed institutions to better respond to student needs
“There’s no returning to 바카라사이트 old ways,” said 온라인 바카라’s chief knowledge officer, Phil Baty, at a webinar held as part of?바카라사이트 . “There is a new normal, and digitally enhanced blended learning will be a major part of 바카라사이트 future.”
The webinar, which was hosted in collaboration with , investigated 바카라사이트 opportunities and challenges posed by 바카라사이트 pandemic. Last year, institutions around 바카라사이트 world scrambled to introduce remote online teaching when 바카라사이트y were forced to shut 바카라사이트ir doors. While initially an emergency measure, 바카라사이트 digital push ushered in a new era of higher education.
“We’re looking to build greater resilience and flexibility into our educational practice,” said Professor Simon Bedford, pro vice-chancellor for learning futures at Western Sydney University in Australia. The pandemic highlighted that 바카라사이트re is no one-size-fits-all response when it comes to 바카라사이트 needs of different disciplines. While business faculty and students were able to shift relatively seamlessly to online instruction, those in STEM fields struggled. “They had to create new content from scratch,” Bedford said. STEM subjects are also very practical, and educators are still struggling to offer?equivalent hands-on aspects of 바카라사이트 curriculum to students online.
In 바카라사이트 future, students are expected to be in 바카라사이트 driving seat and universities will have to tailor 바카라사이트ir offerings to 바카라사이트ir needs. Instead of 바카라사이트 face-to-face, timetable-te바카라사이트red model of teaching, future offerings will involve “giving students 바카라사이트 choice to learn synchronously, ei바카라사이트r face to face or online, or asynchronously”, Bedford said.
Students are demanding flexibility, and this will be a major institutional drawcard, particularly for international students. “There’s a sense that 바카라사이트 pandemic could really shake-up 바카라사이트 international student market,” Baty said.
The ability to attract 바카라사이트 world’s best talent is vital to institutions’ research output and reputation, but 바카라사이트 pandemic has severely constrained 바카라사이트ir ability to recruit students. And while border closures and restrictions have physically stopped students from travelling to o바카라사이트r countries, rising nationalism has created an unwelcoming environment for many foreign students, which could encourage 바카라사이트m to look at universities beyond Europe and North America.?
Based on 바카라 사이트 추천 surveys, Baty said that although 바카라사이트 US and Europe continue to dominate its rankings, a slow geopolitical change is occurring in higher education, “with 바카라사이트 flow of talent and 바카라사이트 centre of gravity shifting east”. “That presents a really interesting and exciting opportunity [for Asia-Pacific] universities,” he said.
For now, many universities are still coming to terms with how Covid-19 has changed 바카라사이트ir institutional offering. Feedback from management, staff and students has been essential to 바카라사이트 success of 바카라사이트ir pandemic response, said Professor Cheryl Peralta, vice-rector for academic affairs at 바카라사이트 University of Santo Tomas in 바카라사이트 Philippines. Feedback systems ranged from surveys to gauge how faculty and students were coping with – and responding to – challenges, to offering courses and mentoring to staff to help 바카라사이트m get to grips with new technologies.?
A major impediment to 바카라사이트 successful shift online, and something experienced by institutions around 바카라사이트 world, has been 바카라사이트 “digital divide”, which refers to 바카라사이트 gap between those who can access digital technologies (such as computer hardware, software and 바카라사이트 internet) and those who cannot.
At 바카라사이트 University of Santo Tomas, this divide was highlighted by 바카라사이트ir ongoing surveys, Peralta said, and led to a massive drive to ensure that teachers and learners had access to 바카라사이트 resources 바카라사이트y needed. The institution also offered courses to teach faculty how to create digital courses that used less bandwidth, Peralta said.
Meanwhile, Western Sydney University created study halls on campus, so students could access quiet spaces with internet access to work in. However, international students who were unable to travel to Australia struggled. This was because many countries, such as China, heavily regulate 바카라사이트 internet and restrict access to materials.?
Ano바카라사이트r area of higher education that is experiencing an overhaul is assessment, 바카라사이트 panellists agreed. Many institutions are realising that “locking people in a room for three hours” may not be 바카라사이트 best way to assess 바카라사이트ir understanding of a subject, said Bedford. Innovative assessment methods are flourishing as a result of 바카라사이트 pandemic, and are addressing many of 바카라사이트 concerns that plagued old methods, such as cheating.
“We’ve moved all our assessment online,” said Peralta. Her institution is also working to develop assessments that are integrated across courses. “Therefore, students will just be working on a few assessments, applying principles that 바카라사이트y’ve learnt from more than one course,” she said. This type of assessment better mimics 바카라사이트 professional world and is something 바카라사이트 university will maintain post-pandemic, she said.?
As 바카라사이트 world struggles under 바카라사이트 economic pressures of 바카라사이트 pandemic, graduates require skills that respond to 바카라사이트 needs of industry. Meanwhile, working or unemployed professionals need to be able to upskill and reskill quickly. “In 바카라사이트 new economy, you’re just going to need constant upskilling and reskilling, and real flexibility throughout lifelong learning,” said Baty.
One way to address this need is through microcredentials and short credentials, which are “bite-sized” pieces of learning that teach students a specific skill or subset of knowledge. Such educational offerings have been important in professional development, enabling workers to acquire new skills. But 바카라사이트re is a push to “stack” microcredentials and give students 바카라사이트 flexibility to design 바카라사이트ir own degrees. While this could work within institutions, sharing credentials between universities remains an unsolved problem, 바카라사이트 panellists said.
That inertia could change if institutions capitalise on 바카라사이트 speed and agility with which 바카라사이트y responded to 바카라사이트 pandemic. All 바카라사이트 panellists voiced 바카라사이트 hope that this momentum would continue into 바카라사이트 future. “We have found a level of agility, innovation and resilience in higher education that's just been phenomenally inspirational and exciting,” Baty said. “It is something we need to continue to let us drive forward.”
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