10 tech trends getting us through the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated 10 key technology trends, including digital payments, telehealth and robotics These technologies can help reduce the spread of the coronavirus while helping businesses stay open Technology can help make society more resilient in the face of pandemic and other threats
Access to healthcare: Why we need to prioritize women and girls School closures have also led to increasing concerns with respect to the mental health and psychological well-being of adolescent girls, due to an increase in domestic violence, loss of access to sanitary materials, poor engagement with distance learning and declining confidence and self-esteem
How online learning could revolutionize higher education Higher education institutions worldwide faced challenges when switching to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic However, the experience highlighted how online learning could make education more engaging and accessible for many students Lecturers and teachers should embrace the opportunities offered by digital distance learning to revolutionize education for the better
This data shows the racial gap in access to education in the US | World . . . The consultancy says the resulting learning losses – predicted to be greater for low-income Black and Hispanic students – could have long-term effects on the economic well-being of the affected children Black and Hispanic families are less likely to have high-speed internet at home, making distance learning difficult
Cognitive flexibility is essential to navigating a changing world. Here . . . Being flexible and learning to adapt when the world changes is something you practice every day Whether you run into a new construction site and have to reroute your commute or download a new streaming app and have to relearn how to find your favorite show, changing familiar behaviors in response to new situations is an essential skill
Clean air in schools improves childrens health and learning | World . . . Air pollution has long been a threat to health, but COVID-19 has highlighted the need to improve indoor air quality Schools around the world should use COVID-19 relief funding to upgrade indoor air infrastructure Studies show that clean air leads to improved learning environments
This is how we make education fit for the post-COVID world Education systems around the world are urgently recalibrating, realizing that they are dangerously outdated Many are seizing the opportunity to modernize their systems for the 21st century – reimagining learning to equip children with the skills they need to be productive, life-long learners