COVID-19 Pandemic and Possible Trends for the Future of Higher Education: A Review

Autor/in	Kara, Augustine
Titel	COVID-19 Pandemic and Possible Trends for the Future of Higher Education: A Review
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Educational Development, 8 (2021) 1, S.9-26 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2310-0869
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Higher Education; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Distance Education; Barriers; Access to Computers; Access to Education; Readiness; Student Evaluation; Educational Finance; Experiential Learning; Quality Assurance; Technological Literacy; Entrepreneurship; Institutional Cooperation; Planning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Bildungsfonds; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Qualitätssicherung; Technisches Wissen; Unternehmungsgeist; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess
Abstract	COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the abrupt closure of higher education institutions globally. The pandemic disrupted teaching, research, and community service in higher education resulting in a loss in revenue streams and human resources. To mitigate disruption on the academic calendar, institutions leveraged Information Communication Technology (ICT) to deliver administrative services and emergency remote teaching. A new equilibrium of disrupted classes with undisrupted learning through virtual platforms emerged. Some amplified challenges in the new norm include unreliable internet connectivity, access to ICT infrastructure, and preparedness for online pedagogy. Other difficulties include online delivery of science, technology, mathematics, practicals, and quality assurance. Thus, inequalities have been magnified between learners, institutions, and countries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a desktop review, this paper explores possible influences of the pandemic on the future of higher education. The study ultimately contends progressive uptake of blended learning as the new frontier in higher education. Institutions require capacity building on online pedagogy, greater investment in ICT infrastructure, and a holistic e-learning quality assurance framework that infuses achievement of desired learning outcomes with Maslow's Hierarchy of needs. A paradigm shift is expected towards the entrepreneurial university, institutional mergers, and strategic planning that incorporates disaster management. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01