The goodies Covid-19 brought with it for some students in tertiary institutions

Triza Mungai, a student at Daystar University speaks on how virtual learning changed experience in tertiary education. [Kennedy Gachuhi, Standard].

The Covid-19 pandemic that hit the country in March last year negatively impacted nearly all sectors, with learning being extensively disrupted for the better part of 2020. Higher learning institutions, however, had to come up with a strategy to ensure their programmes continued when it dawned on them that the pandemic was not ending soon.

While some universities resumed physical learning for small groups, majority of students were placed under virtual learning, which brought a new experience to tutors and students. Triza Mungai, a student at Daystar University, has described the adjustment to virtual learning as an uphill task that landed her in a difficult situation to strike a balance between work and virtual classes.