Technology & Online Learning
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Opinion
The Acceleration of Online Education: What Can We Learn from the Crisis and Beyond?
The Covid-19 crisis forced a well-intended but rushed approach to online education. The emergency use of this modality exposes challenges…
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News & Reports
Next Steps for New Online Courses: Measure Learning, Prevent Cheating
Universities in the Arab region first looked to technology for ways of preventing cheating on exams. But in response to…
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News & Reports
Arab Universities Struggle With Final Exams and Reopening Decisions
The Covid-19 pandemic forced Arab universities to hastily shift classes online–or in some cases shut down completely. Now they need…
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Opinion
Literacies Teachers Need During Covid-19
To successfully navigate the shift to online learning that the Covid-19 crisis has forced on them, educators need more than…
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Opinion
Where Does Higher Education Go from Here?
University leaders in the Middle East share their perspectives on how higher education will adapt in a post-Covid-19 world.
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News & Reports
The Shift to Online Education in the Arab World Is Intensifying Inequality
The attempted shift to online learning during the novel coronavirus pandemic is increasing inequality in access to education. In some…
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Tips & Resources
Online Courses Offer Guidance on Dealing with Covid-19
New courses are being developed for health care professionals and the public to share knowledge of the novel coronavirus, treat…
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News & Reports
Jordan’s Tight Covid-19 Lockdown Also Squeezes Vulnerable Populations
Strict restrictions on movement in the kingdom have kept the virus at bay, but refugees and poor Jordanians have difficulty…
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Opinion
What I’ve Learned About Teaching Effectively Online
A lecturer at the American University in Cairo shares his experience of having to abruptly move his class online.
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Opinion
15 minutes of Fame: Online Learning in the Coronavirus Era
An advocate for online education is concerned that the sudden shift to remote instruction will affect its quality.
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