Special issue: Covid-19 and the role of technology and pedagogy on school education during a pandemic
Author(s)
Starkey, L
Shonfeld, M
Prestridge, S
Cervera, MG
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2021
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When the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the world in 2020, schools closed and education was moved to students’ homes. Consequently, many countries faced the challenge of an unanticipated and accelerated move to online learning. This represents a crucial time to consider technology, pedagogy and education. Digital technology played a significant role in enabling teachers to teach students at a distance using tools that enabled both synchronous and asynchronous communication with whole class, groups and individual children or young people; access to learning materials; and interactive and collaborative activities. This special ...
View more >When the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the world in 2020, schools closed and education was moved to students’ homes. Consequently, many countries faced the challenge of an unanticipated and accelerated move to online learning. This represents a crucial time to consider technology, pedagogy and education. Digital technology played a significant role in enabling teachers to teach students at a distance using tools that enabled both synchronous and asynchronous communication with whole class, groups and individual children or young people; access to learning materials; and interactive and collaborative activities. This special issue examines how jurisdictions worldwide responded, the emerging opportunities and considerations; and what we can learn moving forward for the contemporary role of technology in education in times of crisis.
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View more >When the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the world in 2020, schools closed and education was moved to students’ homes. Consequently, many countries faced the challenge of an unanticipated and accelerated move to online learning. This represents a crucial time to consider technology, pedagogy and education. Digital technology played a significant role in enabling teachers to teach students at a distance using tools that enabled both synchronous and asynchronous communication with whole class, groups and individual children or young people; access to learning materials; and interactive and collaborative activities. This special issue examines how jurisdictions worldwide responded, the emerging opportunities and considerations; and what we can learn moving forward for the contemporary role of technology in education in times of crisis.
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Journal Title
Technology, Pedagogy and Education
Note
This publication has been entered as an advanced online version in Griffith Research Online.
Subject
Education Systems
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Specialist Studies in Education