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Approximately two years ago, the Coronavirus was declared a worldwide pandemic by the WHO and despite the fact that today the situation is different, a vaccine could be found that would reduce the impact on deaths and contagion, it will be an anecdote that will remain in the memory of all those who lived and were contemporary to the situation. This event not only directly affected health, but also had very large consequences in terms of economics, the completely collapsed health and education systems and without many tools to deal with this situation. In this article, the effects of the pandemic on education, training, teaching work and student learning will be exposed, mainly because it is very possible that, in several years, the wounds that the pandemic left in education being one of the deepest and most affected. The virtual learning modalities that were used in this context were ICT and for this, not only the teaching commitment to use this didactic tool, but also a State that guaranteed access to receive connectivity and monitoring of the right to quality education taking decisions that arise directly in the educational system, teacher training and student learning. © Este es un artículo en acceso abierto, distribuido bajo los términos de una licencia Creative Commons (.
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With the sudden transition to online instruction in most educational institutions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be assumed that there is paucity in research as regards the teaching of writing online during this crisis moment. To address this niche, 13 Filipino university English language teachers were asked to participate in both online semi-structured and follow-up email interviews to describe their experiences in teaching writing online during the pandemic, particularly the challenges they faced, their coping strategies to address these challenges, and the opportunities in online teaching they valued. The interview responses revealed three major challenges in teaching writing online: technological concerns and equity issues, vague response of schools to emergency remote teaching, and problems in assessment. Three key strategies to cope with these challenges were found: flexibility in communicating with students and in accommodating their concerns, initiatives for professional development, and gaining support from colleagues and students. Despite the challenges of online instruction, two opportunities for development in online writing instruction were identified: optimizing the use of online-teaching platforms and resources, and enhancing one's reflective practice. Implications for teaching writing online in particular and for online learning and teacher education in general are discussed in the paper.
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Objective: To evaluate the behavior of the viruses responsible for acute respiratory infections before (2016-2019) and after (2020-2021) the start of the circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in pediatric patients treated at a reference center from Barranquilla, Colombia. Materials: and methods: An observational descriptive study was carried out, data were obtained reviewing the influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infection database in the pediatric population of the sentinel surveillance reference center in the district of Barranquilla during the years 2016 - 2021, applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: During 2016-2019, the average age of individuals was 1.3 (±1.7) years, during 2021 it was 2.3 (±3.5) years. The distribution by sex was similar, predominantly male. August and February were the months with the highest record of symptoms for 2016-2019 and 2021, respectively, the most frequent being cough, fever, shortness of breath, and diarrhea. By 2021 there was higher use of antibiotics and antivirals reported than in 2016-2019. Most patients tested negative for viral detection. When comparing the percentage of viruses detected by age group and years of detection, positivity was lower in 2021 by every age group, and respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) was the most frequently detected. Conclusions: : There was less virus positivity in viral detection tests in the pediatric population during 2021. RSV persists as the main etiology affecting this population, especially infants. The use of antibiotic therapy in viral infections continues to be a problematic practice in their management. Sentinel surveillance can be strengthened throughout the country.
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Dyspnea , Respiratory Tract Infections , Sleep-Wake Transition Disorders , Influenza, Human , Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections , DiarrheaABSTRACT
This qualitative study explored the design and delivery of the online foreign language (FL) syllabus in a teacher education institution in the Philippines during the emergency distance education (EDE) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The FL syllabi used by the FL instructors in the university were collected by the researchers and analyzed through a modified online syllabus rubric based on the Online SUNY Course Quality Review Rubric (OSCQR) and Quality Online Learning and Teaching (QOLT) Rubric to examine the different teaching and learning facets in their syllabus design. Afterward, twelve students enrolled in the different FL courses and three FL instructors of the university were interviewed to gather data for the implementation of the online FL syllabi. With the thematic method of analysis, data gathered from both the document analysis and the interview conducted were examined. The results showed that FL instructors considered the different learning and teaching features in designing their syllabi during EDE. It also exhibits that FL syllabi design and delivery remained parallel even if there were some modifications and improvisations along with the implementation of the documents to adapt to the current learning environment © Common Ground Research Networks, Maria Lira Jasper O. Go, Jerica Shane F. Sarmiento, Khyla Sofia K. Sahak, Princess G. Nariz, Anthony A. Banguran, Henelsie B. Mendoza, All Rights Reserved