Need for educators to step up

Be innovative: Engaging learners and keeping their attention fixed on the screen is a challenge. Photo: 123rf

WHEN the Covid-19 pandemic first disrupted teaching and learning in higher education, it caused tremendous stress among educators and learners. Almost overnight, institutions had to move their face-to-face classroom instruction to an online platform.

Over time, they developed better contingency plans, allowing teaching and learning to continue. However, more needs to be done to reduce the impact of the disruptions at the tertiary level.