THE NEW NORMAL: POST COVID-19 IS ABOUT CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Year 2021, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 72 - 77, 31.01.2021

Ebba Ossiannilsson

Abstract

During the spring 2020 with the pandemic COVID -19, educational institutions around the world were suddenly closed while classes continued. In an age of digitalization and information technology, such emergencies are no excuse to stop continuous learning. It has been shown that the digital revolution affects people and their habits, behaviors, and attitudes when dealing with new technology. This conceptual article is based on the current discourse on the "new normal" after COVID -19, which will be about change, resilience, rethinking, reorientation and sustainability. A sustainable society requires access to successful strategies, agile and flexible leadership, digital platforms, partnerships and the ability to respond to rapid change, promote flexibility in learning and support our students. There are needs for preparing students and pupils for their futures, not our past. Based on these goals, we can prepare for the initiative UNESCO, Futures of Education - Learning to Become.

Keywords

Covid-19,, ecosystem,, futures of education,, OES recomendation,, new normal,

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