ABSTRACT

Education in the Eastern Caribbean has been heavily influenced by the colonial history of the sub-region. In recent years though, in recognition of the fact that the traditional approaches to teaching and learning are no longer meeting the needs of present-day students, there have been calls for change to more student-friendly ones, with electronic technology playing a significant role. However, the resistance to certain types of devices in the classroom has contributed to the slow uptake of widespread use of electronic technology and the online environment as a mode for teaching and learning. The closure of schools due to the advent of COVID-19 pandemic forced education systems in the region to turn to the online environment to engage students in educational activities. Students, teachers and other education officials had to face their apprehensions and venture into this space for schooling. This paper describes actions taken by the Eastern Caribbean Joint Board of Teacher Education to help teachers cope with this different learning environment, guided by the concepts of teacher readiness, equity relating to access of resources and providing caring support for all affected.

摘要

东加勒比地区的教育受到该次区域殖民历史的严重影响。但是，近年来，由于认识到传统的教与学方法已不能满足当今学生的需求，人们呼吁将其改为对学生更友好的方法，其中电子技术起着重要的作用。 。但是，教室中对某些类型的设备的抵制导致电子技术和在线环境作为一种教学模式的广泛使用缓慢。由于COVID-19大流行的到来，该地区关闭了学校，迫使该地区的教育系统转向在线环境，以使学生参与教育活动。学生们，老师和其他教育官员必须面对他们的忧虑，并冒险进入这个教育空间。本文介绍了东加勒比教师教育联合委员会采取的行动，以教师的准备概念，与资源使用有关的公平性以及为所有受影响的人提供关怀支持的概念为指导，帮助教师应对这种不同的学习环境。