{"id":507,"date":"2020-04-02T16:50:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T14:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asem-education.org\/?p=507"},"modified":"2021-03-23T16:50:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T14:50:54","slug":"131-equity-in-access-to-remote-learning-solutions-during-the-global-covid-19-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asem-education.org\/news\/131-equity-in-access-to-remote-learning-solutions-during-the-global-covid-19-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Equity in access to distance learning solutions during the global COVID-19 crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Education systems in ASEM countries are currently heavily impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Using the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.unesco.org\/themes\/education-emergencies\/coronavirus-school-closures\">UNESCO Statistics of worldwide school closures<\/a>, the AES has calculated that\u00a0<strong>over 990 million students in ASEM partner countries\u00a0<\/strong>are affected by school and university closures, of which\u00a0<strong>almost 132 million in tertiary education.\u00a0<\/strong>In many countries around the globe, governments, education institutions, as well as learners and their families are facing unprecedented but similar challenges to guarantee learning continuity without physical access to schools and universities.<\/p>\n<p>In most countries, new distance education modalities had to be introduced and existing online tools and platforms were scaled up. Following the extremely fast evolution of the outbreak and resulting sanitary measures,\u00a0<strong>teachers and educators<\/strong>\u00a0had to jump on the bandwagon from one day to the next to try and navigate<strong>\u00a0all these booming e-learning and distance education options.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the interest of developing a community of practice, UNESCO has compiled\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.unesco.org\/covid19\/educationresponse\">a repository of distance learning solutions<\/a>, as well as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.unesco.org\/themes\/education-emergencies\/coronavirus-school-closures\/nationalresponses\">repository of national learning platforms and tools<\/a>, listing educational applications, online platforms and resources to help teachers, students and parents cope with these new unconventional learning settings.<\/p>\n<p>Despite all the efforts to avoid disruption of learning, many pupils and students are suffering from school closures. It is useful to recall that ensuring learning continuity goes beyond simply rolling out distance education solutions. As a matter of fact, the global COVID-19 outbreak has brought the\u00a0<strong>digital gap<\/strong>\u00a0into sharper focus as most countries rely on internet and online resources to provide home schooling.\u00a0<strong>Equity in access to ICT-based learning<\/strong>\u00a0has, therefore, become a major concern and is considered as the\u00a0<strong>main hurdle to overcome<\/strong>\u00a0by many countries.<\/p>\n<p>Existing disparities, often linked to the socio-economic background of pupils and students, have been exacerbated by the current crisis. As a result,\u00a0<strong>specific targeted efforts are needed<\/strong>\u00a0to engage vulnerable and marginalised groups in distance and online education.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about\u00a0<strong>possible avenues<\/strong>\u00a0to explore to guarantee greater equity during the coronavirus school closures, please read this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gemreportunesco.wordpress.com\/2020\/03\/25\/three-ways-to-plan-for-equity-during-the-coronavirus-school-closures\/\">interesting article<\/a>\u00a0written by the UNESCO World Education Blog.\u00a0The AES will also collect and publish on this website\u00a0best\u00a0practices\u00a0related to the\u00a0promotion of\u00a0equity in\u00a0access to\u00a0online and distance education.<\/p>\n<p>Should you\u00a0wish\u00a0to<strong>\u00a0contribute and share\u00a0good practices from your own country or institution<\/strong>, please read this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/asem-education.org\/news\/item\/132-call-for-good-practices\">article<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education systems in ASEM countries are currently heavily impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. 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