Questions of access and the long-term impact of on-line teaching in Indonesia.

The impact of the pandemic on education this year has been very disruptive. Many schools in Australia were closed and teaching was delivered on-line. Indonesia went down a similar path. The impact there has been profound.

Learning from home during COVID-19. Source: Photo by John Cecilian/ Creative Commons

In Indonesia the move to on-line learning has only increased some students’ disadvantage.  Researcher from SMERU, Dr Shintia Revina explains why the Government’s one size fits all policy ignored crucial issues of access and how this has damaged the short and long-term futures of many young Indonesians.

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Some students in Indonesia have had little access to the technology and supporting infrastructure needed for effective on-line learning. Source: Photo by by Collin Key/Creative Commons