Remote teaching in Nigeria and South Africa got a COVID wake-up call – how to capitalise on it
UNIVERSITIES had to deal with many anxieties and uncertainties during the early days of the COVID pandemic. One of these was how to move all of their teaching online. For some, the process was fairly simple as they had already been offering blended online and in-person lessons. Authors MPHO-ENTLE PULENG MODISE, Lecturer, University of South Africa GEESJE VAN DEN BERG, Commonwealth of Learning Chair in ODL for Teacher Education and Full Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies, University of South Africa But many were caught on the wrong foot. We wanted to know how the pandemic had affected training…