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Subject: Students Engagement Strategies
In the history of education, every learning institution has its tradition of approaching students and engaging them. The strategies include holding meetings in the school hall, visual noticeboards, and communicating through social media. Most of the past strategies are changing due to the presence of COVID 19 that requires people to maintain social distance. Since there is a need to maintain social distance due to the current situation, universities have modified their events to ensure that normal activities run despite the situation. Shortlisting strategies of universities engaging students’ sheds light on how education will prevail during the pandemic without spreading COVID 19.
In the past, while welcoming new students in the university or engaging them for formal communication, the campus could hold meeting programs where institutions leaders talk to students directly to teach them what is expected of them. Welcoming notes were published and pinned at the school noticeboards where students could gather and read the posts. It was in order until the epidemic started forcing humans to maintain hygiene and social distance. The ways have been modified to a new era where every institution has created a social media platform where students can read posts from their phones. It involves platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Many schools, such as the University of California have developed a website to engage students as communication platform. On the website, the University of California allows students to offer their views, ask questions, and also present complains. It eliminates gathering and allows students to engage the institution without physical appearance. The University of San Francisco has also adopted a new culture of engaging with students both in lessons and meetings. The campus uses online meetings and mobile phone applications to facilitate visual meetings. It involves zoom and IMO applications, where students participate in the meetings at their home comfort. Meetings are done online with the help of mobile applications, computers, and tablets. The use of technology makes it easy to engage students and deliver essential information during the current situation.
The University of UConn is not left behind. It has developed a website to help in students’ engagement where students can communicate with school administration without necessarily queuing. It has further developed online courses where students can learn without gathering using computers, tablets, and mobile phones. The campus has also developed 24/7 technical support for students to acquire assistance using fast, secure, and reliable technology. The institution has created a discussion board where the teachers can demonstrate, give notes, and offer assignments without necessarily bringing students together. UConn University ensures to maintain the required measures and still offer quality and timely education.
In week eight homework, several strategies presented themselves to promote education during the pandemic period. Among the strategies is holding talent shows to entertain and welcome new students. The strategy has not changed since it promotes coming together as many young people enjoy talent shows and will come for entertainment and, in the process, learn the rules of the university. The use of online services to attend the meetings guarantees safety. Online meetings also remain an effective strategy for engaging students without putting them at risk of contracting the virus. The strategies are experiencing development since technology is advancing, ensuring there are fast devices and human interface devices that are easy to use. It is the every institution’s responsibility to ensure that their students are safe from the virus and still receive a quality education. With modern technology, institutions require to develop the most effective strategy that is cost-effective to students and the institution to promote education and maintain safety.
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