An evidence-based approach to learning and teaching during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
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Date
2021
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Publisher
José Frantz
Abstract
On 5 March 2020, South Africa’s Health Minister confirmed that
the first case of Covid-19 had been detected in the country and on 15
March the President announced a national state of disaster, followed
by various measures including the closure of schools on 18 March.
On 17 March 2020, the Minister of Higher Education announced
that universities would close until 15 April 2020 for early recess. At
this time the Minister also instructed higher education institutions to
begin preparations for online teaching and learning that “may need to
be put in place to support the academic programme at a later stage”.
Following his announcement, most universities announced their
intention to switch to Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning
(ERTL) on 16 April 2020
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Keywords
Covid-19, Pandemic, South Africa, Online teaching and learning, Academic programme, Lockdown
Citation
Pather, S. et al. (2021). An evidence-based approach to learning and teaching during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Signals,(2)