Arrangements for Online Engagements of Distance Learners in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Re-Envisioning and Restructuring Blended Learning for Underprivileged Communities Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI:10.4018/978-1-7998-6940-5.CH012

Samuel Amponsah, Simon-Peter Kafui Aheto, G. M. Anapey, Olivia Oatf Kwapong

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The University of Ghana Distance Education Programme was not spared from the disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Management of the Department needed to make a radical move to shift from its hybrid system of delivery to a full-fledged online delivery. In spite of the limited time for this move, a lot of creative planning had to go into this, which led to a virtual training of 340 tutors, through four modules, to prepare them adequately for the task. Aside from assessing the planning and the virtual training aforementioned, this reflective paper also delves into other important issues such as the rolling out of a virtual/online academic and counselling support and architecture for monitoring of all the 228 courses that were moved onto the online space. This paper has implications for both policy and institutions that might be faced with similar circumstances, and it makes suggestions for exploration of other useful tools for delivery and monitoring that would contribute to better online engagements.

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COVID-19大流行后远程学习者在线学习的安排

加纳大学远程教育项目也未能幸免于2019冠状病毒病大流行带来的中断。新闻部的管理部门需要采取彻底的行动，从混合交付系统转向全面的联机交付系统。尽管这次迁移的时间有限，但必须进行大量创造性的计划，这导致340名导师通过四个模块进行虚拟培训，以使他们为任务做好充分准备。除了评估上述规划和虚拟培训之外，这篇反思性论文还深入探讨了其他重要问题，例如推出虚拟/在线学术和咨询支持，以及用于监控所有转移到在线空间的228门课程的架构。本文对可能面临类似情况的政策和机构都有启示，并为探索其他有用的交付和监测工具提出了建议，这些工具将有助于更好地进行在线参与。

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