Having to shift to remote or online teaching and learning is new to many of us. Unfortunately, not knowing how to make this shift is leading some of those in leadership to resort to bullying storms, causing more anxiety and intimidation in addiion to all the uncertainty of COVID-19. How are you dealing with these bullying storms and other emotionally charged exchanges in academia at this time?
Debra Sharon, there is no denying the fact that online teaching and learning is new to many, particularly the deprived areas, learning management platform could have been the best to strenghten our students teaching and learning but to turn the other face of the same coin, will be the poor integration of ict systems that some of our junior, senior and tertiary education have. Poor learning management systems(LMS) are being introduced to students, even when integrated, how these instructors/teachers demonstrate this platforms to students appalling. Some LMS has inbuild dash boards where courses are uploaded, quizzes sessions, real-time discussions, assignment handling points, some teachers are not conversant with it let alone teach with these technologies both in or out side classrooms. Even though with this pandemic, students will have worth it about this softwares usage, as it detect students performance or understanding, through the feed back being received, LMS softwares are able to give hints for students improvement. This LMS also have positive boost areas for low level students and that of average students as well....however situations where these technologies are exihibited to its fullest in some countries, some students are reluctant to visit those technologies at their disposal.
I only participate on professional, not social sites. And as a BHC clinician for 5 decades I stay well informed. My wife and I are coping quite well under these deadly circumstances.
Stay well, Rich
Domestic violence particularly against children will increase during COVID-19 pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic and compulsory shut-downs, it is easy to avoid bullying, and domestic violence if a family has regular income by Govt employment or compensation by the Govt. However, these problems will increase (1-2), if the daily bread-earner has nothing to arrange for food and day-to-day needs in poor countries where the Government or other agencies are either not doing enough to support such hunger and COVID-stricken families.
1. https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/08-04-2020-joint-leader-s-statement---violence-against-children-a-hidden-crisis-of-the-covid-19-pandemic
2. https://www.apa.org/topics/covid-19/domestic-violence-child-abuse