Headline Diplomat - Issue 1
The perilous lenses of COVID-19: The impact on the economy
Writes Sam Steve, Content Marketing Manager, Emira Digital Publishing, LinkedIn
COVID hits. Left and right, from elementary schools to colleges, the educational sector locks its doors and throws the key away.

The results: an unprecedented epidemic against the academic calendar. A postponement of student assessments, entrance exams, and graduations. A complete rush to transform academic institutions into digital-first entities. While some schools have gradually opened, fierce debates question the legitimacy of such decisions. Safety remains a big concern.
Unavoidable emergence of digital learning
Prior to the pandemic, educational institutions were slow to digitise. Without a uniform approach, they moved at their own pace to enable critical infrastructure; move their coursework online; train and master teachers’ skills on the way, while gradually shifting to digital teaching and learning – till they could fully adopt in online classes.

In theory, this would give schools, teachers, and students ample room for a trial and error period to foolproof its viability. And then one day comes tha...

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