CHALLANGES OF EDUCATION IN COVID 19 - Prajwal Bhattarai - Nepal

1. Participatory Session Educational Challenges during Covid -19

2. Hello! I am Prajwal Bhattarai [ Academic Activist, Social Entrepreneur, Edupreneur, Leadership Coach ] Country : Nepal

3. Synopsis –Covid 19 & Its impact Let’s start with the first set of slides

4. About this template Introduction – Covid 19 on Academics • The pandemic spread of Novel Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has significantly disrupted every aspects of human life, including education. • Education demands evaluation of students, but also of systems – and constant reflection if it is to stay relevant. • Covid has large impact on Health, Technological, Economic, Social and legal aspects on students life. • Many children do not have a desk, books, internet connectivity, a laptop at home, or supportive parents in low income and poorer nations. • Virtual teaching is fairly new situation to Nepal government, Nepali parents and Nepali students.

5. "If you want to see COVID Pandemic as a gift, it is a gift, in contrast if you want to see it can a curse, it will be a curse."

6. Use charts to explain your ideas Lets see this ( E-learning Vs Classroom )

7. Problem Identification - Limitations of Virtual Education • Impact on learning and skills development. • Digital learning creating inequality in access to education.\ • Impact on assessment. • High drop-out rate. • Eye health. • Data and gender challenges. • Remote learning without connectivity • Lack of Social relationships and peer-to-peer interaction. • Long term disengagement.

8. SWOT Analysis – Digital Education STRENGTHS • Simple evaluation of workshop objectives. • Low cost • Unity of different levels of society (institutions. family. professionals, companies) • WEAKNESSES • The excess of extracurricular activities makes it difficult to consolidate the understandings. • Few precedents of scientific dissemination in institutions • S • W • Redesigning library space in the digital age. • New strategies in line with technological innovation. • Intercultural knowledge in study. OPPORTUNITIES • Multiple extracurricular activities can dilute interest. • Disengagement • Vague or Ambiguous • \Health & Economic issues • THREATS • O • T

9. Where there Is will there is way ! ( Solutions ) • Suppress transmission of the virus and plan thoroughly for school re-openings. • Protect education financing and coordinate for impact. • Build resilient education systems for equitable and sustainable development. • Reimagine education and accelerate change in teaching and learning. • USE A WIDE RANGE OF DISTANCE LEARNING TOOLS.

10. Right to Education ARTICLE 31 (Constitution of Nepal 2015 ) Education is not only a fundamental human right. It is an enabling right with direct impact on the realization of all other human rights.

11. A RIPPLE EFFECT BEYOND EDUCATION Education vs. Economies vs. Social Approaches

12. This is sad  Lets Start Early • The education disruption will continue to have substantial effects, extending beyond education. • Food insecurity, economic instability, Domestic Violence and abuse against women and girls. • Early and forced marriages, Physical health, Nutrition & Psychological impact. • With the number of people in extreme poverty due to COVID-19 projected to increase between 71 and 100 million, projected-poverty-impacts-of-COVID-19. should be paid to dropouts. • Pipeline effects – Technological, Legal, Economic, Quality, Timely, Health (Physical & Psychological ) & Social Status.

13. From Teacher Perspectives: • Teacher are responsible for engaging, inspiring, and promoting a sense of innovation. • Virtual Classroom must be groundwork for abstract thinking and awareness. • Teacher must focus on classroom life. • Teaching and Learning mustdevelop innovation, initiative, social skills, and creative representation. • Change Protocol – Get out of Comfort Zone – Change Styles – Make Virtual Learning Productive.

14. Role of Educators – BabalRamailo Education • Teacher needs to guide the student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.  • Teacher needs to develop the kind of creativity and help teachers looking to integrate elements on their lessons. • Must work to drive Academic Achievement. • Must Improve Decision-Making Skills. • Must Refines Creativity. • Must develop their problem-solving and critical thinking skills. • Must encourage holistic learning all throughout a STUDENTS academic life through ECA. • ( Animated video, real life examples, presentations, participation, games, activities, adding arts, PODCASTS, reward system, Group works, Learning with fun, Flashcards, etc. )

15. As an academic activist, my viewpoint on current situation is, ‘Lets take this as an opportunity to uplift our self and take this on situation on remarkable action’. ( KEEP IT SIMPLE )

16. Want to create big impact? 3 U Might Help • Upgrade, • Uplift • Update • Yourself.

17. The Government of Nepal made a slow start in its response to the spread of the virus despite its rapid spread in many countries including its neighboring countries. The first case of COVID-19 was formally identified on January 25, 2020 when a 32-year Nepali student returning from the city of Wuhan, China was tested positive.

18. 28.3 Million Some 23.8 million additional children and youth (from pre-primary to tertiary) may drop out or not have access to school by 2021 due to the pandemic’s economic impact alone. - Global Education Coalition covened by UNESCO.

19. Our process is easy Learning Process is Easy with Technique Traditional Education Global Pandemic Strategic Distance Learning When education systems collapse, peace, prosperous and productive societies cannot be sustained. SDG 4, Quality Education must be maintained. This is New NORMAL. Make Strategies, Take Actions, Work with Joint collaboration & Lets create impact.

20. Conclusion and Remarks on TOPIC Putting my remarks with the example of My Foundation. • Putting strategies in place to ensure children return to school when they reopen. • Introducing evidence-based interventions to recover lost learning. • Using local volunteers and locally trained facilitators to support learning. • Supporting through both online and off-line methods. • Moving to digital infrastructure. • Using new approaches to assessment. • Training teachers to run online classes and consider students’ access to technology. • Prioritizing opportunities for authentic learning. • Engage with parents & Knowing Importance of Education. • ECA, PARTNERSHIP & COLLABORATION. • ESSENCE OF STEAM EDUCATION.

21. GURU MANTRA : ३ वटा छन्। के होला ? Responses and Strategies, explore possibilities, suggest immediate and short-term measures and enable teachers to compensate for the loss, Proper Mobilization of Students of Marginalized Groups and Rural Areas, Development taskforce on education, Role of Public, Action agenda, Effective use of tools, Media & Private Sector.

23. If you could change one thing about your country's school system, what would you change? • LETS THINK. • LETS DISCUSS. • LETS PARTICIPATE. • LETS DISCUSS. • LETS BE CHANGE MAKER. • LETS BE THE AGENT OF HOPE. • LETS AWARE, LETS TAKE ACTION, LETS ROCK. • I support you ! You Support me ! Lets Create HOPE !

24. Credits / Bibliography • Research & Journals. • Scholastic Foundation Nepal Survey. • Education Theory and Practice • Digital Education: Background, Framework, and Characteristics - AdibRifqi & WahyuEkaSaputri • Education Coalition covened by UNESCO • Constitution of Nepal 2015 ( 2072 B.S )

26. Thanks! ANY QUESTIONS? THAT’S MY TIME ! YOU BEEN A LOVELY AUDIENCE. Stay Safe 