Supporting Teachers in the Transition towards Distance Education: Challenges and Means

During the lockdown as a result of the pandemic, it became necessary to deploy distance education in many countries, at all levels of education. This article presents the creation of a training course aimed at helping teachers to shift from in-person classes to distance learning. It highlights the...

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Main Author: Cathia Papi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Commonwealth of Learning 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of Learning for Development
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Online Access:https://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/449
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description During the lockdown as a result of the pandemic, it became necessary to deploy distance education in many countries, at all levels of education. This article presents the creation of a training course aimed at helping teachers to shift from in-person classes to distance learning. It highlights the issues and challenges encountered and pinpoints the first observable impacts of this course, as well as in-progress and upcoming developments
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title Supporting Teachers in the Transition towards Distance Education: Challenges and Means
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