Online learning platforms aren't enough, lecturers need right skills

Before the pandemic, teaching was based on a blended learning approach. However, in many developing countries, most of those entering higher education are not familiar with online learning. [iStockphoto]

Technology has become the centre of our lives. It has also changed how university students learn and how lecturers teach.

Some institutions had already shifted to some form of online teaching and learning before 2020. Then the onset of the Covid pandemic made digitised education commonplace in many parts of the world.