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Learning continues online: Facebook launches with UNESCO resources for educators to collaborate & continue learning process

漏 UNESCO New Delhi
14 April 2020
Last update:20 April 2023

To ensure continuity in the process of learning in the wake of COVID-19, Facebook has launched an online resource guide titled, 鈥楽upporting Education Communities: An Online Learning Resources Guide鈥. The online resource will guide education communities on how to collaborate and continue the learning process using Facebook products, tools and programs while also providing information related to COVID-19 from authentic sources. Currently, the guide is available in English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and Kannada.

In its first phase, Facebook has partnered with UNESCO who will support in ensuring the guide reaches learners, educational institutions and teachers across India besides supporting with the updation and curation of the guide with relevant learning resources.

will help and guide education communities on how to collaborate by using Facebook鈥檚 products and tools like Facebook Pages, Facebook Groups, Facebook Live, Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram. The guide will also provide vital information about COVID-19 from authoritative and credible sources such as Government of India鈥檚 advisory, WHO India Situation Report Page, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Coronavirus Resource Hub on Facebook, and Guidance from UNICEF on COVID-19 prevention and control in schools and help them in dealing with anxiety and bust misinformation surrounding the ongoing pandemic.

In these difficult times, there is certainly low level of engagement, decline in social life and disruption in daily routines. It is therefore even more important for people to stay connected and have access to credible information about COVID-19. Through this online learning resource guide, we aim to equip teachers, parents and relevant government officials with ample resources and tools of Facebook family of apps and help them stay connected and collaborate digitally to facilitate remote learning. We sincerely hope they are able to leverage these resources and continue the learning process.
Manish Chopra, Director and Head of Partnerships, Facebook India
The COVID-19 outbreak has caused not only a health crisis but also a learning crisis. More than 90% of the world鈥檚 learners are affected by the school and university closures. In line with the global efforts, UNESCO New Delhi will focus on mobilizing the national and state level actors and resources in order to develop an effective and unified response avoiding overlaps for maximum impact.
Eric Falt, UNESCO New Delhi Director

Further, the on-ground needs will be matched with context-appropriate solutions to provide education remotely, leveraging hi-tech, low-tech and no-tech approaches with a special focus on ensuring access for women learners. Technology will be the key enabler for all such efforts. The partnership between UNESCO New Delhi and Facebook will therefore play an important role in providing an online platform for all stakeholders to come together and act in tandem to end the learning disruption.鈥

As more and more schools are advised to transition to a virtual model, Facebook remains committed to supporting communities and users to ease this process of virtual learning and enable educators with information about COVID-19.

Meanwhile, Facebook also launched its Information Centre last week to provide accurate information about the ongoing pandemic.

 

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