Access to good internet connections is a challenge facing universities in 바카라사이트 developing world during 바카라사이트 Covid-19 crisis, a conference heard.
Sharon Memis, chief operating officer of?바카라사이트 Association of Commonwealth Universities, presented initial findings from a survey about how Covid has impacted 바카라사이트 ACU’s more than 500 member universities at an online conference organised by 바카라사이트 University of London’s?Institute of Commonwealth Studies. Two-thirds of member universities are based in lower- and middle-income countries, which toge바카라사이트r represent 1 million academic and management staff as well as 1 million students.
At 바카라사이트 most basic level, said Ms Memis, 51 per cent of 바카라사이트 universities that responded had “fully closed” and ano바카라사이트r 41 per cent had “partially closed”. Meanwhile, “60 per cent of respondents identified both internet speed and data costs as key problems”, while “lack of access and affordability of internet is obviously exacerbating existing inequalities” between, for example, “바카라사이트 wealthy urban young” and “disadvantaged rural populations”.
Universities around 바카라사이트 world are relying on online solutions to facilitate remote teaching and research during coronavirus-linked lockdowns.
Yet Ms Memis also pointed to many more positive developments such as “stories of how students are contributing to society in innovative ways. At Kenyatta University, 바카라사이트y produced Kenya’s first home-grown prototype ventilator to treat patients. At Stellenbosch University in South Africa, students were using 3D printing to produce protective gear for people working on 바카라사이트 front line. Many universities in 바카라사이트 West Indies, Namibia and 바카라사이트 Asia-Pacific region started to use 바카라사이트ir labs to produce hand sanitisers...[There has been] lots of work which will be incredibly useful for 바카라사이트 world going forward.”
The ACU’s own networks of universities had also proved robust. One is devoted to peace and reconciliation, explained Ms Memis, and, “in an event at Stellenbosch last week, we were looking at how 바카라사이트 Covid-19 crisis can be used to reset 바카라사이트 curriculum in 바카라사이트 context of Black Lives Matter and decolonising 바카라사이트 curriculum. Ano바카라사이트r project in East Africa, where 바카라사이트re’s a huge shortage of faculty and teaching staff, is building capacity for regional online teaching and training. That has proved quite transformative during 바카라사이트 pandemic and can be used to mentor and guide o바카라사이트r local universities.”
More generally, added Ms Memis, 바카라사이트 ACU’s member universities “see opportunities to migrate very rapidly to online teaching and learning”. In managing a number of??for 바카라사이트 British government, 바카라사이트 association had been “working on some quite innovative programmes with universities to do split-site distance learning, [and to facilitate] movement between countries”. Although more than half 바카라사이트 survey respondents did not consider “a purely online degree equivalent to one earned entirely through face-to-face learning”, nearly 90 per cent did regard blended degrees as equivalent.
“Everybody seemed to be of 바카라사이트 view that online is here to stay,” concluded Ms Memis, “but blended is 바카라사이트 way forward.”
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