Internal Proposal
Problem
COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of people’s lives, including education. The pandemic led to the closure of schools affecting learning in higher education learning and many students’ lives across the world. For continued learning, colleges and universities have been implementing a shift to online learning. Learning has been interrupted for millions of students. Besides students, the pandemic has affected how other people like researchers and other education stakeholders influence education. For example, parents aren’t able to take part in their children’s education as much as they did before the pandemic financially. The transition to online learning has been a significant problem for colleges and universities, affecting all stakeholders from teachers, students, parents, and education administrators to the country’s education sector. Transition is mainly affected by the availability of necessary resources to facilitate learning. Teachers lack targeted training and support for online instructions. Most students don’t have a consistent connection to the internet, while others lack computers to facilitate online learning. Most homeschooling students can’t replicate delivery models as there is no time for planning around the learning style and circumstances. The impact has also reduced learning time. Transition to online learning has been significantly challenging. There is an opportunity gap placing low-income learners at a disadvantaged relative to the better of students. The opportunity gap includes access to circumstances and recourses that promote learning and growth and financial relief measures. There is an opportunity gap in uneven access to tools and the internet essential to homeschooling. This makes it impossible for some students to get an education during the pandemic.
Solution
The solution to the issue of online learning is providing adequate resources to facilitate learning with the necessary resources. Online teaching and learning are efficient when learns have consistent access to the internet and computers. Most students lack access to operation internet and even computers. The government should try to fill the gap, which involves access to the internet and devices that enhance learning online. They should fill the gap to resources and conditions for proper online learning. Education stakeholders should make sure there is internet availability, quality digital academic experience, reliable tools of communication for teachers and students, and enhance technology-enabled learning for every student to fill the disparity initiated in the education system during and even before the coronavirus pandemic. This is an opportunity to provide beneficial large-scale, career-oriented learning programs through homeschooling. The forced transition from face-to-face learning to online learning offers a chance to propose more flexible learning chances and look for blended teaching.
Research
The transition to online learning has been challenging to students, teachers, parents, school administrators, and education ministry. Educators face several challenges as they work on the online learning tools involving how to use, when, and how to minimize distractions for leaners and how to hone their skills. The college’s and universities’ initiative for online learning embraced by the government to respond to the coronavirus pandemic commenced, but the remaining problem was its effectiveness in providing the intended solution. What has been most challenged in many universities is preparedness for the new teaching mode in terms of training, finances, and tools. Teachers needed hands-on training in the use of online teaching tools like zoom, YouTube streaming, and Goggle meet. The question, however, remains whether every student could access a computer and the internet.
The study has also shown that online learning has competing factors. Families, including parents, want live learning that will help learners remain on a schedule and offer in person interaction with educators. At the same time, they still wish to flexibility to deal with the complicated situation of working from home as they support education and share devices with the students. Another challenge to learning during the coronavirus pandemic is mental health problems among college and university students. Study indicates that stude3nts suffer from depression and anxiety due to the long wait, which affects their learning experience. Some of the mental issues are as a result of unemployment, financial insecurities in the families, isolation, and loneliness. Some of the signs with learners at home include being withdrawn than usual and e3ating and sleeping too much. They have also been affected by decreased learning time, which has affected their performance as well.
Implementation
The solution is to provide financial resources for training and tools for teachers and students. Effective transition to online learning means the implementation needs that educators and learners be familiar and proficient in their application of those devices for learning. Training, even more, essentially means that devices and internet connection be available. There is limited knowledge as to the extent to which learners have used devices for digital learning at home—shifting students from using the devices from leisure to learning needs training. The government and the education sector also need to define the conditions for learning at home to avoid students’ distractions during classes. Therefore, the best implementation process is providing resources, training teachers on the use and giving instructions online, and then training learners inappropriate conditions.
Method Operation
. However, the primary pain points will be allowing the physical campus to let go of the right place for learning. The process may fill the disparities gap developed by the socioeconomic status of students. Other groups of individuals may lose the benefit of the physical institution, like distributors of various products essential for effective learning in a physical setting.
Cost
Some experts have argued that one hour of online learning involving restricted interactivity needs almost 70 hours to develop, and with an average labor cost of $65, it adds up to around $4500. Others had proposed around 79 hours and would lead to $10,054 when estimated higher.
Benefits
Providing training and resources for an effective transition to online learning for every student will benefit students, parents, and teachers, among other stakeholders, even after the coronavirus pandemic. The provision of resources will ensure an effective transition from traditional face-to-face learning to digital learning. Career-oriented learning programs provided online are advantageous to learners as they are more affordable for excellent incentives and prepare the student for the job market.