TY - CHAP
T1 - Education in Emergencies, Mental Wellbeing and E-Learning
AU - Shohel, M. Mahruf C.
AU - Mahmud, Arif
AU - Urmee, Munira Azhar
AU - Anwar, Muhammad Naveed
AU - Rahman, Mohammad Mojibur
AU - Acharya, Dev Raj
AU - MAshrafuzzaman, Md.
PY - 2022/5/18
Y1 - 2022/5/18
N2 - The world has been going through an unprecedented situation due to the world-wide health crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic. It affected all sectors across the globe, including education. This chapter highlights the importance of education in emergencies and how a situation like the COVID-19 pandemic creates challenges alongside opportunities to learn for personal and professional development as well as to ensure mental wellbeing of individuals through e-learning. The chapter explores literature to draw on different perspectives regarding the issues related to effectiveness in handling education and learning in an emergency in addition to preparedness for post and future emergencies. However, it focuses mainly on the role of the education sector in supporting individuals, especially learners and educators during and after emergencies. It also reflects on educational professionals’ work with students during this pandemic i.e. how educational professionals report on their adaptation journey and how the pandemic impacted the ability to serve and engage learners. From the professionals’ best practices to assist students in being successful through online education or hybrid teaching and learning formats, many opportunities arose to shape and reform education for a better future and transform the process of lifelong learning. This chapter outlines strategies, in general, for the education sector, and in particular, institutions and individuals to be better prepared for future emergencies through the opportunities e-learning offers.
AB - The world has been going through an unprecedented situation due to the world-wide health crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic. It affected all sectors across the globe, including education. This chapter highlights the importance of education in emergencies and how a situation like the COVID-19 pandemic creates challenges alongside opportunities to learn for personal and professional development as well as to ensure mental wellbeing of individuals through e-learning. The chapter explores literature to draw on different perspectives regarding the issues related to effectiveness in handling education and learning in an emergency in addition to preparedness for post and future emergencies. However, it focuses mainly on the role of the education sector in supporting individuals, especially learners and educators during and after emergencies. It also reflects on educational professionals’ work with students during this pandemic i.e. how educational professionals report on their adaptation journey and how the pandemic impacted the ability to serve and engage learners. From the professionals’ best practices to assist students in being successful through online education or hybrid teaching and learning formats, many opportunities arose to shape and reform education for a better future and transform the process of lifelong learning. This chapter outlines strategies, in general, for the education sector, and in particular, institutions and individuals to be better prepared for future emergencies through the opportunities e-learning offers.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Blended Learning
KW - COVID-19
KW - Digital Transformation
KW - Education in Emergencies
KW - E-Learning
KW - Emergency Remote Education
KW - Emerging Technologies
KW - Fear
KW - Home Learning
KW - Mental Wellbeing
KW - Online Education
KW - Online Distance Teaching and Learning
KW - Personal Development
KW - Professional Development
KW - Social Communication
KW - Strategies and Psycho-social Interventional Steps
KW - Technological Adaptation and Integration
UR - https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/76482
U2 - 10.5772/intechopen.97425
DO - 10.5772/intechopen.97425
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781839625893
SP - 1
EP - 22
BT - E-Learning and Digital Education in the Twenty-First Century
A2 - Shohel, M. Mahruf C.
PB - IntechOpen
CY - London
ER -