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Technology isn’t enough; let’s get soft skills as well
Students in a google class at Hampton Online School in Nanyuki on January 19, 2021. The school has tapped into online platform as a new way of learning hence avoiding the high cost of operating normal schools.
Photo credit: Joseph Kanyi | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- Many EdTech companies consider the pilot as the best direction towards making education accessible to all.
- At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, many learning institutions switched to virtual classrooms.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) announcement of a pilot scheme to live-stream lessons to areas with teacher shortages elicited varied opinions by educationists, EdTech firms, tutors and parents.
Hybrid meetings, conferences and webinars are known to be nightmarish, given challenges ranging from bad connectivity to poor infrastructure and passive participation. It is almost impossible to assess the success of a session as not all participants have access to the device to chat, ask a question or do follow-up.
