Assessment of COVID-19’s Impact on EdTech: Case Study on an Educational Platform, Architecture and Teachers’ Experience

The education sector has been confronted with different challenges due to the situation caused by the pandemic, when families were asked to be confined at home as well as return when schools were opened. This lockdown situation presented both a challenge for the EdTech sector and for teachers and fa...

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Published in:Education sciences 2022-10, Vol.12 (10), p.681
Main Authors: Lara Nieto-Márquez, Natalia, Baldominos, Alejandro, Iglesias Soilán, Manuel, Martín Dobón, Elisa, Zuluaga Arévalo, J. Alexandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
assessment
COVID-19
Decision making
digital material
Distance learning
Ed-Tech
educational platform
Educational technology
Elementary School Students
ICT applied to education
Learning
Online instruction
Reading Comprehension
Students
Teacher attitudes
Teaching Methods
Thinking Skills
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Summary:The education sector has been confronted with different challenges due to the situation caused by the pandemic, when families were asked to be confined at home as well as return when schools were opened. This lockdown situation presented both a challenge for the EdTech sector and for teachers and families. Consequently, this study analyzes the importance of online methodologies, usage of an educational resource example, and the impact of the lockdown. Thus, these objectives are assessed from different perspectives such as users’ consumption, technical challenges of cloud architecture and experience from teachers who have used the platform during the lockdown. In this way, to understand the challenges of Cloud architecture, the structure of the Pre-COVID-19 platform and the changes implemented to adapt to the new needs are described. An increase in schools’ subscriptions was observed when home lockdown was decreed, the differences in usage with the return to the classroom are also discussed. The research methodology entailed an assessment instrument developed for teachers. Teachers highlight the contents of Smile and Learn platform and their motivational characteristics for the students’ learning. The assessment points out the limitations that many teachers face while using these resources.
ISSN:2227-7102
2227-7102
DOI:10.3390/educsci12100681