Change of Learning System and the Prevention of Pandemic Covid-19 through Communities, Universities and Students Involvement. A Lesson Learned from the Covid-19 pandemic.
The aim of this study is to determine the necessity of changing the learning system toward the prevention of World tragedy COVID-19 by involving community and students. Moreover, this review will also demonstrate the solutions and impact of covid-19 on learning system towards quality education. The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the education sector. Nevertheless, the learning system has been affected badly particularly in lockdown countries, this situation has pushed education institutions to shift into digital learning and autonomous learning system. However, the impacts of a pandemic will not only disturb the education sector, but it will also face other sectors such as healthcare, culture, economic, human relation and community. Therefore, community and student involvement are more important because they are all victims. Furthermore, we would like to recommend that, community and student must cooperate together because all are a potential soldier on eliminating covid-19 through cooperating with education sectors and other stakeholders. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the new coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan-China in December 2019 and spread all over the World. Likewise, COVID-19 virus is a new virus linked to the same family of viruses as a severe acute respiratory syndrome and some types of the common cold. Moreover, every country is trying to prevent this disease. Currently, the World is facing tragedy Covid-19 threat. The disease started from Wuhan the capital city of Hubei province in the People’s Republic of China then spread to the World rapidly. A report from the World Health Organization indicates that by 31st December 2019 had some information about cases of pneumonia unknown cause detected in the city of Wuhan (WHO, 2020). In eliminating and controlling COVID- 19 every community member and groups are all potential victims while at the same time every community and groups are a potential solutions. This means that everyone must fight this war through cooperation by considering government directories and World Health Organization directories and guidelines, all people are the solution. In combating the spread of COVID-19. In combating Covid-19, communities, universities and students are very key potential actors as explained below: —
Communities. Direct involvement and education sharing basing on instructions given by government and health authorities. While COVID-19 continues to spread it is important that communities must take action to prevent further transmission, reduce the impacts of the outbreak and support control measures. Respecting and considering all precautions given by the government. Communities must receive and respects all precaution given by authorities. It is necessary to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19 in community settings. Helping communities to cool down their tension and stress on this disease. COVID-19 is too dangerous because it affects everything thus why people and the government what to prevent it but people are not supposed to get more fear and worry because it can lead to many diseases like heart attack and stress.
Universities. It is the right time for universities to use their researchers and students to find vaccine and medicine of COVID-19. This will help them in academic gain and success as well as to help and save the world. Provision of education and awareness to all students, lecturers and other staffs. This will make everyone aware and ambassador of this bad disease, everyone will be a solution and protector of others. Universities must provide basic principles. Also, to help students who get sick and find students information about their health.
Students COVID-19 era is a potential time for students toward innovation and brain application. A student must get involved through contributing their ideas, making research and trying to apply their scientific ability. Likewise, this is the best time for the student to read many books, to do publications as well as to write books for their future career development and knowledge sharing. Likewise, this is the best time for the student to become and practice boundary less career. Through doing so students will be more productive for their own and university gains. Adapt fast. The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has been uncharted waters for the entire global community. Everyone, from governments and companies to individuals, has had to deal with a new reality and with an inevitable negative impact on the economy. Remote working is an always-on option, not a reactive solution. Investing in remote working tools and processes is a key tool for effective business continuity.
The Current Trends in Education System
Despite the fact that COVID-19 is affecting every sphere of human life, the immediate impact can be seen in the education system causing the total closure of schools and universities impacting students worldwide. According to World Bank (2020) reports around March 25 over one billion students all over the world were affected by the school closure due to COVID-19. These taken measures of preventing the spread of COVID-19 left a puzzle to both students and teachers while to the government it is a call for abrupt changes on the way the education system used to operate in order to accommodate the current situation.
Measures Taken in Fighting with Covid-19 Spread.
It was observed that after the outbreak of COVID-19 many countries took different measures in order to reduce the spread of the virus. Many countries decided to close schools and universities.as the precaution toward the spread of COVID-19.
On the other hand, this meant that other techniques and methods of teaching have to come in to replace the classroom interaction to make sure learning is taking place as usual.
Figure 1.Collective prevention of COVID-19 (Source: James Kalimanzila, 2020)
All in all, in order to prevent Covid-19 through community involvement, the government must provide supports such as radio and television channels specifically designed for the purpose of airing the education content and should be designed to cater all levels of education.