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There are alternatives to pushing emergency remote learning at universities
Forcing students to study online perpetuates inequalities and stress that not even academics are prepared for
South Africa’s digital divide detrimental to the youth
Without the means to leverage lockdown as a time to grow, Covid-19 reinforces how access to data remains a barrier to young people’s progress
Learning in the time of Covid-19
WIth classes being cancelled due to the outbreak of the virus, the academic enterprise can be salvaged through the use of technology
Connecting former students to their alma mater to make a difference
A free online platform that aims to accelerate the advancement of South African schools, wants to reconnect former students and their old schools
Universities must adapt to the future
Technology will constantly change the working world and institutions need to get the message
Academics lose out to online study
Distance education opens the gates of knowledge but the rights of the authors may be threatened.
Online learning enhances success
Fears of the ‘digital divide’ are unfounded: a blended mode has proven itself to students.
E-learning: The future of education?
If Bill Gates is excited about online education, you should be, too, suggests <b>Anna Malczyk</b>.
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