Thursday, 4 February 2021, 3:57 pm
The coronavirus student, a species brought forth in the
world of education by a pandemic that has killed over
400,000 people in the United States and 100,000 in the
United Kingdom, is a troubled creature. When universities
and schools across the globe were given varying and often
contradictory messages on the safety of continuing in class
teaching and participation, the seeds of confusion and fear
were sown. The broadest, most acceptable solution, at least
in terms of safety, was moving learning to an online
format.
One evident issue, notably in higher
education, is the attractions offered by remote or virtual