UNB, Dhaka :
The Covid pandemic has caused the largest disruption of the education system in history, affecting almost 80% of the students across 150 countries, experts have said, calling for better digital infrastructure for the seamless success of e-learning initiatives in emerging economies like Bangladesh.
At a recent webinar, titled ‘E-Learning and the Future of Higher Education’, experts from Bangladesh and the US weighed the pros and cons of the e-learning system. The webinar was organised by McWeadon Education (McWeadon.com) Bangladesh in collaboration with Faith Bangladesh.
Prof Md Fayyaz Khan, the Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Business & Technology (BUBT), shared mixed feelings about the preparedness of Bangladeshi universities during Covid-19.
He highlighted the challenges of online teaching and learning that included internet connectivity issues, high-cost mobile data and power failures. Prof Khan also asked for a holistic approach to preparing both private and public universities to cope with the current challenges in higher education.
The keynote speaker, Dr Chris Dede, a professor of learning technologies at Harvard University, shared his four-decade-long experience and insights on distance learning in higher education. He emphasised the importance of life-long learning and stressed on the partnership of human and artificial Intelligence.
The Covid pandemic has caused the largest disruption of the education system in history, affecting almost 80% of the students across 150 countries, experts have said, calling for better digital infrastructure for the seamless success of e-learning initiatives in emerging economies like Bangladesh.
At a recent webinar, titled ‘E-Learning and the Future of Higher Education’, experts from Bangladesh and the US weighed the pros and cons of the e-learning system. The webinar was organised by McWeadon Education (McWeadon.com) Bangladesh in collaboration with Faith Bangladesh.
Prof Md Fayyaz Khan, the Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Business & Technology (BUBT), shared mixed feelings about the preparedness of Bangladeshi universities during Covid-19.
He highlighted the challenges of online teaching and learning that included internet connectivity issues, high-cost mobile data and power failures. Prof Khan also asked for a holistic approach to preparing both private and public universities to cope with the current challenges in higher education.
The keynote speaker, Dr Chris Dede, a professor of learning technologies at Harvard University, shared his four-decade-long experience and insights on distance learning in higher education. He emphasised the importance of life-long learning and stressed on the partnership of human and artificial Intelligence.
