Universities and college campuses are places where students live and study in close proximity to each other. They are also buzzing cultural hubs where students are brought together from nations around the world. Recently, the foundations of this unique ecosystem have been impacted significantly by the rapid spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, creating uncertainty regarding the implications for higher education. Education officials have been forced to cancel classes and close the doors to campuses across the world in response to the growing coronavirus outbreak. In addition, US institutions have switched classes to online learning, canceled spring break trips, and students studying abroad in China, Italy, and South Korea have been encouraged to return home to complete their studies.
While class closures, dips in enrollment at the beginning of a new semester and cancellations may be temporary, it’s hard to foresee whether the novel coronavirus will result in long-term disruption to the higher education system.
As result of COVID-19, a major and profound transformation occurred in all levels of education, including higher education, and moved dramatically towards online learning.
For next academic year, more likely there will be a mix of online-only and hybrid teaching methods.
The hybrid approach includes both online and face-to face to different ratios for the delivery of contents.
However, if things get really bad because of Covid-19 health crisis, then faculty and students can switch completely to the online-only method of delivery.
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Prof. Dr. Mazin A. M. Al Janabi
Full Professor of Finance & Banking and Financial Engineering
Due to COVID pandemic, in the Philippines will move to blended hybrid teaching format such as; distance education, online portal, TV platform and Radio telecast. Face to face interaction will not be allowed.
The COVID-19 pandemic has already had an unprecedented impact on higher education worldwide in virtually all aspects of its functioning. The importance of community engagement is also highlighted. Transformation in teaching to online learning and teaching and also on university governance by being more flexible on emergency decisions. This has really affected most African universities because the internet bundles can be very expensive to most students.