This is to introduce myself as Chandler Barksdale Ewell Caldwell and I am a current Doctoral student at Pepperdine University pursuing an additional degree in Organizational Leadership.

Higher Education is totally challenged by the CCOVID-19 crisis. At Pepperdine a hybrid class is now entirely online and challenged by Instructors with a lack of literacy in communication and teaching ultilizing the internet snd multimedia platforms. To win in this situation for the learner and the proessor, teaching must elevate itself to meet the needs of each individual learner

Dear Ms Chandler,

thank you for your kind communication and valuable cooments. Indeed, the teaching methodologies and technologies while making sure that students get best quality education and best learning experience.This may be yet a very beginning of next generation of education and scholastic works in the nation and worldwide. Let us work together in support of betterment of mankind for young people today and future generations. Best regards, Prof. Babulak

I think he can meet COIVD-19 Through the work of electronic lectures broadcast to students through distance learning through electronic means and at the same time educational institutions must provide the requirements and requirements of electronic education and develop plans and dates for delivering lectures

Ms Chandler and Ms Naglaa,

Thank you for your valuable comments, indeed, there are number of tools that enable distance learning, including MS Teams, Canvas, Adobe Connect, WebEx, plus...

How do you do organic chemistry lab online? A lack of hands on experience was already lacking in new graduates when entering the workforce.

Virtual learning has its place by fraught with its limitations. Same as virtual or telemedicine. And can't completely replace real life scenario. There is need to strike a balance on either sides. We just need to learn how to live with corona virus in the meantime

Agree, Virtual will be only Virtual indeed. However, it is often the Human Intellect and Spirit that drive Human Health and well-being.

Distance learning became popular during the late 1980’s, followed by audience response systems, interactive CD ROM based multimedia, and dedicated computer lab classrooms. Oracle Corporation completed their Media Lab in 1993, followed by their pilot for interactive cable TV with Bell Atlantic. The drivers were remote, interactiveity, amd navigability. Seems we have not kept the advances comimg as prolifically in the decades to follow.

This problem has varying degree of effect in different parts of world. So, the modes of solution also varies with different level of success and satisfaction. Virtual online classes are good alternatives for most of theoretical classes in developed countries (some of practical classes may also). But in developing countries, where we lack devices and the coverage of internet facility being in infantile stage, virtual online classes are not that good options for all the students. Still, what I do believe is, though the reach for virtual online class is not 100%, it can be started such that majority of students can get involved and engaged into academics. After all, something is better than nothing. Also, for undergraduates and post graduates, reach to internet facility is not so difficult. they can manage it for classes.

So, to conclude, virtual online classes, though cannot replace the actual lectures, can be initiated for higher education.

Higher Education globally has totally changed after the COVID-19 crisis. At the moment, hybrid form of classes is now entirely online and challenged by Instructors with inadequate IT and teaching utilizing the internet and multimedia platforms. It will never be the same again.

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Online learning, video based skill transfer is the new normal. In a tertiary eye care hospital where I work, we have started Dry and Wet lab for our residents, as they can't be given hands on surgeries on human eyes for many reasons, like very few patients getting operated, teaching involves talking and verbal communication which has to be absolutely minimum during these Covid times, social distancing / minimum staff per case in OR. Webinars have undergone fission reaction and we have too many lectures to choose from and too may timings to be saved in the calendar. I would suggest students to utilise this time to read and understand concepts and keep themselves ready for the day when hands on skills can once again be tried. Don't waste this time. Make a list of priorities, attend online classes, take notes, ask questions which you feel shy to ask in a real class, overcome your hesitation, keep enriching your brain with knowledge and be ready. Things will go back to normal soon.

I believe that it must adapt digital platforms that are easy to access and interact with in order to make the learning process and administrative processes more dynamic.

To adapt to distance learning by planning programs, students, and instructors. They must have sufficient infrastructure that will make it much easier to transition to remote teaching and learning. Before the pandemic, several universities had an"online forward' approach to teaching and learning. Universities should develop academic courses with their virtual website to get the best result, enabling online interaction for evaluations, assignments, peer support, and communication with peers and lecturers.