Challenges and Opportunities for Higher Education amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Philippine Context

Abstract

Covid-19 affected higher educational institutions not just in Wuhan, China where the virus originated but all other higher educational institutions in 188 countries as of April 06, 2020. Educational countermeasures are taken to continue educating the students despite the COVID-19 predicaments. Based on the author's experiences, research, observations in the academe, COVID-19 guidelines, and the need for alternative solutions, this article introduces how higher education is affected and how it can respond to future challenges. This article recommends to educational institutions to produce studies to proliferate and document the impact of the pandemic to the educational system. There is also a greater need for educational institutions to strengthen the practices in the curriculum and make it more responsive to the learning needs of the students even beyond the conventional classrooms.

A critical analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and ecosystems and opportunities for circular economy strategies

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Persepsi Mahasiswa Terhadap Pembelajaran Daring Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19

“…Kegiatan belajar dan pembelajaran sangat perlu untuk di organisasi dan dikelola dengan baik (Wijayanti, Zulaeha, & Rustono, 2015). Pada akhirnya, ada kebutuhan yang lebih besar untuk institusi pendidikan untuk memperkuat praktik dalam kurikulum dan penggunaan teknik dan pendekatan pengajaran yang inovatif akan menjadi sangat penting (Toquero, 2020).…”

Implications for European Physical Education Teacher Education during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-institutional SWOT analysis

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