Remote Learning For Optimizing Teaching And Learning During And In Post Covid-19 Era: A Philosophical Perspective
Prof. Osaat Sunday Daniel
Department of Educational Foundations, University of Port Harcourt
Ogbonna Martina Oluchi
Department of Educational Foundations, University of Port Harcourt
Nwodim Oghenorobo Obinna
Department of Educational Foundations, University of Port Harcourt
Keywords: Remote learning, Remote teaching, learning and Covid-19
Abstract
Educational establishments in Africa of which Nigeria is one, practise mainly the conventional methods of learning. This means they adhere to the traditional face-to-face teaching and learning setting. However, when the killer disease known as Covid-19 which was caused by Coronavirus broke out and ravaged the whole world, educational institutions began to have a rethink. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the disease a pandemic. The pandemic has totally altered people’s lifestyles across the globe, Nigeria inclusive. Governments of various countries have advised their citizens to limit travelling to the barest minimum as hand washing, face mask and social distancing have been made mandatory. The ugly condition challenged all educational systems all over the globe and educators were compelled to move to virtual teaching without delay. Many institutions of learning which were reluctant initially to embrace change and jettison their traditional methods had no choice but to divert to online remote learning. This article includes teaching and learning as epistemological tools, strategies for remote learning, the challenges encountered by educators and learners in the course of it and how remote learning can serve as panacea for optimizing teaching and learning during crisis.