WHAT DID COVID TEACH US ABOUT ELEARNING? The Covid pandemic forced students to learn online at home, while teachers had to deal with unfamiliar digital platforms. So, has eLearning lived up to its promise? Words by Nicole Kobie
hen the pandemic hit the UK, students at Brookham School – a pre-prep and prep school in Hampshire – were sent home just ahead of the Easter break. But for
teachers, there was no holiday. Those two weeks were spent figuring out how to translate classroom curriculums into online teaching. “We were thrown a bit of a curveball,” says headteacher Sophi e Baber, explaining that the school didn’t have any online platform for eLearning, so they initially had to focus on sending out “holding activities”, such as basic worksheets and reading tasks. “We worked all through the Easter holiday, rewriting our curriculum and learning how to use Seesaw,” she adds, referencing a popular online education platform, which boasts a presence in 150 countries, including 75% of US schools. “It wasn’t
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