E-Learning Lessons for Schools to Retain

In 2021, I was Deputy Managing Editor for an international family magazine in China. We produced an annual open house for all of the international schools, adding special workshops and panels. Here is the write up of the panel that I moderated:

More than a year after Covid-19 initially closed schools in Beijing, what can we say about online learning that hasn’t already been covered? The answer, according to school leaders at October’s Jing International School Expo panel, is empathy, flexibility, and a multi-pronged approach that looks at all stakeholders in the school community: students, parents, and staff.

The lecture, centered on the challenge of combining offline and online learning, brought out frank discussion on how the experience affected the emotional life of school communities. Our guest speakers expressed care and concern for their students, parents, and staff that went far beyond their slide decks.

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