New subjects will be introduced for trainee teachers still in college, and public health experts invited to prepare staff as the Covid-19 pandemic presents new realities in schools. Experts now say these programmes will be mandatory under the new teaching realities. The report advises governments to invest in high-quality initial (pre-service) teacher education reform, including the development of a strong component on using ICT for pedagogy and preparedness-training for delivery of distance education. He noted that Covid-19 had brought changes, including new socialising tactics, hygiene, interpersonal relationships, digital literacy, and research into new teaching approaches, which must be fine-tuned. “This would necessitate extra capacities for online teaching and learning, including how to assess learning under the new way.
Source: Standard Digital July 24, 2020 21:00 UTC