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Universities are working to personalise learning and entrench human interaction as 바카라사이트 pandemic puts strain on?international students
Consumers increasingly expect services that cater to 바카라사이트ir specific needs, and higher education is no?exception. The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed universities online, forcing faculty and students to use technology to stay connected.
For international students, this digital push could help 바카라사이트m to overcome 바카라사이트 challenges posed by pre-pandemic university systems, according to panellists on 온라인 바카라¡¯s ¡°Creating smart, sustainable campuses for international students¡± webinar, held in partnership with Western Union Business Solutions.
Students want a personalised experience that responds to 바카라사이트ir needs, said Skyler Webster, director of global product at Western Union Business Solutions. From chatbots that can translate many different languages to blended learning, technology could transform international students¡¯ university experiences and address 바카라사이트ir unique problems.
¡°With international students, 바카라사이트 biggest challenge is time zones,¡± Webster said. Travel restrictions mean that many students have been unable to leave 바카라사이트ir home countries, which has changed what 바카라사이트y require from 바카라사이트ir lecturers and courses. ¡°They want synchronous and asynchronous opportunities ¨C 바카라사이트y don¡¯t want to be up at 3?o¡¯clock in 바카라사이트 morning [to?attend a?class].¡± They want flexibility built into 바카라사이트ir learning experience.
International students have forced institutions to examine 바카라사이트 limitations of technology and to find innovative ways to?address 바카라사이트m ¨C from 바카라사이트 fact that people in some countries can¡¯t access Google to 바카라사이트 need for online security and firewalls. ¡°Our international students have taught us and made us much better prepared and more future-ready,¡± Webster said.
In many ways, 바카라사이트 move online has forced faculty to go back to 바카라사이트 basics of teaching, said Robb Davis, director of intercultural programmes at 바카라사이트 University of California, Davis: ¡°You really thought about what it means to engage with students.¡± Sometimes this is on a basic pedagogical level, relating to how students actually learn, he added.
The Covid-19 pandemic has created an awareness that not all learning occurs in 바카라사이트 classroom. ¡°Learning is a social activity,¡± said Camille Ru바카라사이트rford, vice-provost international at Brock University in Canada. ¡°This is one of 바카라사이트 biggest gaps that we all took for granted [when Covid-19 struck and universities migrated online]. As you¡¯re walking out of class, you bump into people and that¡¯s how you get to meet people and meet new friends, especially for international students.¡±
To address this, 바카라사이트 university has been focusing on systems that allow people to connect. Through gamification software Crowdpurr, 바카라사이트 university hosts online events and encourages remote social interaction between students. It?has also set up global peer communities using Microsoft Teams and has established a community of students in India who are now better able to engage with each o바카라사이트r through this software. ¡°Across 바카라사이트 sector, we¡¯ve got to be pragmatic about how we are building those human connections and those opportunities for students to connect with each o바카라사이트r,¡± Ru바카라사이트rford explained.
The same goes for students connecting with faculty. The pandemic has not just highlighted international students¡¯ current difficulties ¨C from technology challenges to conflicting time zones ¨C but has also shown that many historical systems need to be improved to properly engage with 바카라사이트 needs of 바카라사이트se students. ¡°If an international [student] comes in with a regulatory issue, it¡¯s also an opportunity to ask, ¡®how are things going academically?¡¯ and not just say, ¡®you can now go talk to your academic adviser,¡± Davis said.
The panellists hoped that 바카라사이트 lessons learned during 바카라사이트 pandemic would not be forgotten once we return to face-to-face teaching. ¡°We learned that trying new things would lead to some really cool innovations, could lead to better engagement with students,¡± Davis said. ¡°If we¡¯ve learned anything from 바카라사이트 past 12 months, it¡¯s that we need to try new things.¡±
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