{"id":53624,"date":"2020-08-18T10:36:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T17:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=53624"},"modified":"2020-08-18T10:36:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T17:36:50","slug":"covid-19-how-to-approach-the-new-education-if-half-of-the-students-do-not-have-internet-or-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/covid-19-how-to-approach-the-new-education-if-half-of-the-students-do-not-have-internet-or-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 : How to approach the &#8216;new education&#8217; if half of the students do not have internet or computer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53625\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/technological-innovation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/technological-innovation.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/technological-innovation-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/technological-innovation-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>91% of all students in the world have been affected by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/es.unesco.org\/covid19\/educationresponse\">closure of schools in 194 countries<\/a>\u00a0due to the pandemic.\u00a0This enormous global challenge has generated an abrupt and unplanned transition to distance learning.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that we were not prepared for such an abrupt transition, but it is no less so that distance learning has to be part of the solution, although determining in what form and percentage and how to articulate it remain open questions.<\/p>\n<p>The global challenges we face after the first wave are short-term recovery and building resilient and equitable education systems for the future.<\/p>\n<p>The answer to these challenges is not a &#8220;turnkey&#8221; solution.\u00a0The &#8220;holy grail&#8221; of distance education is not the technology platform\u00a0<em>online<\/em>\u00a0shift, now offered on a silver platter by multinationals like Google or Microsoft.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Cuts in teaching autonomy<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In recent years,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ei-ie.org\/en\/woe_homepage\/woe_detail\/4850\/the-rise-of-the-global-%20education-industry-some-concepts-facts-and-figures#gsc.tab=0\">concerns have been raised<\/a>\u00a0about whether the growing role of international private corporations could curtail the professional autonomy and rights of teaching personnel, as well as the local control of communities over their schools.<\/p>\n<p>The customary lighthearted agreements between these companies and their consumers can change the conception of education as a public good.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ei-ie-al.org\/recurso\/la-comercializacion-y-la-privatizacion-en-y-de-la-educacion-en-el-contexto-de-la-covid-19\">Education International<\/a>\u00a0warns that the context of the pandemic has served to offer us technological products to capitalize on them in the future with commercial and privatizing objectives of education.<\/p>\n<p>On the return to school in the new normal, UNESCO, together with the ILO (International Labor Organization) have published a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unesdoc.unesco.org\/ark:\/48223\/pf0000373479_spa\">document aimed at policy makers<\/a>\u00a0in order to guide them in the support that the pandemic has shown that the community needs educational.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Other non-tech needs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The message is clear, investment is required in educational responses that include hiring more staff;\u00a0the protection of the rights and working conditions of teachers;\u00a0attention to the psychological and socio-emotional impact of the pandemic on students and teachers;\u00a0adequate professional training and preparation for a reconfigured school with face-to-face and distance teaching &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps COVID-19 has definitely decided the debate on the advantages of hybrid education (\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blended_learning\">Blended Learning<\/a><\/em>\u00a0), since the stubborn reality imposes its use;\u00a0Perhaps the total aversion to technologies on the part of the group will decrease, because all help is necessary when confinement breaks the teaching model in the classroom to pieces;\u00a0perhaps the most technologist group has to tone down their enthusiasm, since technology\u00a0<em>per se<\/em>\u00a0has not been able to solve the situation in a totally satisfactory way;\u00a0Perhaps the legal regulation of distance work is a priority, since the labor rights of the teaching body must be protected and the harmful long-term effects of certain uses of\u00a0<em>online<\/em>\u00a0platforms must be prevented\u00a0.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_53626\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53626\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53626\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/digitaldivide-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/digitaldivide-copy.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/digitaldivide-copy-250x112.jpg 250w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/digitaldivide-copy-600x268.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The digital divide: Percentage of population without internet access. Promising practices for equitable remote learning: Emerging lessons from COVID-19 education responses in 127 countries, UNICEF, Office of Research-Innocenti<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><strong>826 million students without a computer<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In Western Europe we naturally identify distance education with the combined use of electronic devices and high-speed internet connections.\u00a0The international reality is different, 826 million students (half) do not have a computer at home and 706 million do not have internet access.<\/p>\n<p>This reality has meant that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef-irc.org\/publications\/pdf\/IRB%202020-10%20CL.pdf\">distance education<\/a>\u00a0response\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef-irc.org\/publications\/pdf\/IRB%202020-10%20CL.pdf\">during confinement in 68% of the countries<\/a>\u00a0has been a combination of: digital media (73%), television (75%), radio (58%), paper resources distributed to the homes (48%) and visits (7%).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_53627\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53627\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53627\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/percentremote-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/percentremote-copy.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/percentremote-copy-250x225.jpg 250w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/percentremote-copy-600x541.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Percentage of countries according to the remote teaching model. Promising practices for equitable remote learning: Emerging lessons from COVID-19 education responses in 127 countries, UNICEF, Office of Research-Innocenti<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Likewise, the essential feedback from parents and guardians has been carried out through SMS,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/innovation\/ureportCOVID19\"><em>chatbots<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and messaging applications.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_53628\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53628\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53628\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/decisiontree.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/decisiontree.jpg 250w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/decisiontree-193x250.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Decision tree on remote teaching. UNICEF \/ Interagency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The variety of contexts is so wide &#8211; whether or not to have electricity, radio, TV, mobile phone, internet connection or computer &#8211; that UNICEF has developed a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/inee.org\/system\/files\/resources\/UNICEF_COVID19_DECISION_TREE_V8_CLICK_HERE.pdf\">decision tree on remote teaching<\/a>\u00a0, a quick tool to determine the most appropriate channels for distribution. educational content.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Paper\u00a0<em>versus<\/em>\u00a0technology<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>It is interesting to note that, regardless of the availability of computers or\u00a0<em>online<\/em>\u00a0platforms\u00a0, UNICEF recommends having redundant support for\u00a0<em>online<\/em>\u00a0communication\u00a0through paper for the distribution of content and via SMS or telephone for feedback between educators and tutors.<\/p>\n<p>This approach results\u00a0on the\u00a0one hand, have a &#8220;plan B&#8221; for cases that fail resources we already have internalized as basic in our daily lives as educational platforms\u00a0<em>online<\/em>\u00a0or Internet connection, and on the\u00a0other hand, ensures a channel distribution of educational content for families with less purchasing power that do not have such resources.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, both the use of what has come to be called frugal technology and redundancy in distribution and communication channels are necessary ingredients in a resilient and equitable educational system.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Inclusion is the key<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The UN advocates for a widespread shift in the world of work towards\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsdg.un.org\/resources\/policy-brief-world-work-and-covid-19\">more inclusive and people-centered digitization<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>Education, specifically, is an eminently social activity in which the importance of peer support should not be overlooked.\u00a0This maxim affects the group of students where the reinforcement of co-assessment, tutoring and mentoring among students has a lot of growth potential in hybrid or distance learning situations.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, a community of interconnected teachers constitutes a well-woven network that embraces each professional and facilitates discussion, resource sharing, collaboration, feedback, and peer evaluation.\u00a0Institutions could encourage the strengthening of these communities, both national and international, thus promoting the shared use of resources generated in an open format.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, distance learning is here to stay,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/la-docencia-mixta-marcara-el-proximo-curso-en-la-universidad-espanola-141171\">either as a complement to enrich the classroom<\/a>\u00a0, or as a more intensive resource in confinement situations.<\/p>\n<p>However, distance learning cannot surgically replace face-to-face learning, nor can an\u00a0<em>online<\/em>\u00a0platform\u00a0replace all the interactions between people that take place in a classroom, nor the necessary work of the teacher.<\/p>\n<p>The holy grail of distance education is in the teaching staff.\u00a0It is a priority to invest in the human capital that is going to design and modulate the teaching-learning processes, which are based on interaction between people.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bios:<\/strong> Javier Portillo Berasaluce is a PhD in Telecommunications Engineering and professor at the Bilbao School of Education, Arantzazu L\u00f3pez de la Serna is a Professor at the Bilbao School of Education \/ Irakaslea Bilboko Hezkuntza Fakultatea and Naiara Bilbao Quintana is a Professor of the Department of Didactics and School Organization all at the University of the Basque Country \/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>91% of all students in the world have been affected by the\u00a0closure of schools in 194 countries\u00a0due to the pandemic.\u00a0This enormous global challenge has generated an abrupt and unplanned transition to distance learning. 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