A small
contribution during Covid Pandemic
Darvesh
Karim
During the years 2020 and 2021 due
to CORONA virus, lockdown situation and disturbed educational processes
prevailed throughout the years. In general, educational institutions all over
the world and especially in Pakistan were closed and formal educational
processes and discourses were at complete halt. Schools, colleges,
universities, and the individuals working in education sector were trying their
level best to get their courses online.
I have been
working as a teacher educator in a reputed educational institution and affiliated
with a team to implement some educational projects in the far-flung and remotest
regions of Gilgit-Baltitsan. But due to Covid pandemic, all the project
activities were also seized. Hence to keep ourselves connected with our project
schoolteachers; we tried our level best to remain connected through social
media platforms. This resulted a positive interaction and communication with
the schools and teachers. As an affiliate of education, I think the stuff
shared with our project schoolteachers should also be shared with the winder
community via open social media platforms like YouTube, so that this material could
be beneficial to the individuals interested. Hence, the stuff has been uploaded
and available on the links provided below. This content includes the following
videos:
1.
What is Covid?
This video is
an attempt to convey the message to the students about the virus, that why this
virus is called covid-19 and why it is named as corona? It is a short video,
but for some initial information about the Covid-19, it could be beneficial for
students particularly.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDJn9x3OXoE&t=5s
2.
12 Tips for Parents
During
lockdown, the Aga Khan Foundation released 12 tips for parents and families on
how they can help their children in their current educational journey. I felt
that these tips need to be made easier and accessible to parents and other
family members, so that they can benefit. These are indeed outstanding tips for
parents and families with school age children. These tips can also be useful
even after the Covid-19 lockdown situation.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOQrw6Jcuo0&t=3s
3.
15 Activities for Parents with Children
During lockdown,
parents also had to worry about how to keep their children engaged at home in
addition to educational activities. As parents, if we try to focus on the positive aspects of this difficult and
disturbing situation instead of taking it in a negative way, we can make this
situation pleasant for ourselves and for our children at home. Keeping this notion in mind, I proposed
various activities and made a video containing 15 interesting initiatives we
can take with our children at home. All these activities also articulated in
Urdu and published in the local newspapers. These activities are quite relevant to initiate with
kids at home in normal situations too.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqHv9QyQ6Pc&t=2s
4.
Professional Development of Teachers
Since a lot has been done for the students at the government level and by
the educational institutions after the Covid-19 lockdown, however, no special
attention has been given to the professional development of teachers. Hence, I
also prepared three special videos for professional development of teachers
suggesting 5 tips and effective utilization of ICT devices and social media
platforms.
Link 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHJB3OTdLWU&t=1s
Link 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tpy_BPwwQs
Link 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaGPIOfzxv8
Finally, I encourage you all to
please visit these videos, share, and comment. I believe that some of the tips
and tricks are still valid even after Covid-Lockdown and these activities and
tips can be used in normal situation too.
December 21,
2021
