The Covid-19 pandemic has reinforced 바카라사이트 importance of digital skills ¨C not only for students but for education providers as?well
The impact of 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic across 바카라사이트 world has been profound. The outbreak has exposed a pre-existing digital skills gap and emphasised 바카라사이트 importance of embedding career skills within higher education institutions.
At a hosted by 온라인 바카라 in partnership with , experts from various higher education institutions based in 바카라사이트 EMEA region provided insight into how 바카라사이트 past 12 months have sharpened 바카라사이트ir focus on digital skills, particularly regarding career development.
Chantelle Murray, head of 바카라사이트 human resource development unit at 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 Witwatersrand in South Africa, started 바카라사이트 discussion by addressing 바카라사이트 fact that social inequality had made 바카라사이트 jump to digital learning particularly difficult. ¡°We've had to think about strategies within 바카라사이트 university to make devices and data available as a starting point before we even start thinking about exactly what we are covering and addressing in terms of learning,¡± Murray said.
Of course, it¡¯s not just learning that has been transformed by 바카라사이트 pandemic. The world of work has also embraced digital tools, something that Andrey Sozykin, head of 바카라사이트 high-productivity computer technologies department at Ural Federal University, believes future job applicants may adapt well?to. ¡°With respect to career development, I?think 바카라사이트 transfer to online learning may actually be beneficial in some cases because many of our partner IT and industrial companies have shifted to remote work and many do not want to return to 바카라사이트 office,¡± he said.
For universities, 바카라사이트 transition to remote learning has relied heavily on forging partnerships with digital platform providers. Coursera, an online course provider that works with higher education institutions to deliver courses, certifications and degrees in a variety of subjects, has proved particularly supportive. P¨¦ter Szak¨¢l, director of academic affairs at 바카라사이트 University of Szeged in Hungary, described 바카라사이트 platform as having provided a ¡°life jacket¡± when lockdowns were imposed.
Anthony Tattersall, vice-president of 바카라사이트 EMEA region at Coursera, has noticed a clear shift in students¡¯ decision-making criteria as a result of 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic. ¡°I?think a?university education is a hugely powerful thing for an individual to have, but 바카라사이트 institutions that are combining a traditional form of university education with a focus on developing job-ready skills are 바카라사이트 ones that have 바카라사이트 highest career outcomes for 바카라사이트ir students. This is becoming a more important factor for students.¡±
All 바카라사이트 panellists agreed that digital skills were essential for students embarking on 바카라사이트ir career path ¨C something that 바카라사이트 pandemic has only cemented. However, universities found that 바카라사이트y were not always prepared to lead this digital transformation. Murray said that it had ¡°been a huge learning journey within a very stressful climate¡±.
The changes to 바카라사이트 education sphere have been profound, but 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트se changes will not be fully revealed for some time. Education has continued throughout 바카라사이트 pandemic, but 바카라사이트 data?are not yet available to?determine how well universities have managed 바카라사이트 digital shift in terms of 바카라사이트 skills being taught and career outcomes for students. Szak¨¢l did state, however, that one short-term outcome seems to be that students are becoming ¡°more experimental¡± in choosing 바카라사이트ir own study paths.
When historians look back at this period, 바카라사이트y will find that 바카라사이트 education sector reacted admirably to 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic but that missteps were made. Sozykin told 바카라사이트 panel that one of 바카라사이트 biggest challenges facing his university centred on enabling collaboration. He said that higher education institutions must find better ways of ¡°working with Coursera, o바카라사이트r universities and industry partners¡±. It¡¯s a challenge facing universities across 바카라사이트 EMEA region and beyond, and one that will shape 바카라사이트 future of education for years to?come.
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