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Analytical study on the impact of technology in higher education during the age of COVID-19: Systematic literature review

Year: 2021

Type: review

Abstract: With the advent of COVID-19 arose the need for social distancing measures, including the imposition of far-reaching lockdowns in many countries. The lockdown has wreaked havoc on many aspects of daily life, but education has been particularly hard hit by this unprecedented situation. The closure of educational institutions brought along many changes, including the transition to more technology-based education. This is a systematic literature review that seeks to explore the transition, in the context of the pandemic, from traditional education that involves face-to-face interaction in physical classrooms to online distance education. It examines the ways in which this transition has impacted academia and students and looks at the potential long-term consequences it may have caused. It also presents some of the suggestions made by the studies included in the paper, which may help alleviate the negative impact of lockdown on education and promote a smoother transition to online learning. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10639-021-10507-1.

Source: Education and Information Technologies

DOI: 10.1007/s10639-021-10507-1

Authors: Manar Abu Talib, Anissa M. Bettayeb, Razan I. Omer

Institution: University of Sharjah

Language: English

Topic: Education during COVID-19 pandemic

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,780