AQUADEMIA
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E-Learning and Smart Revision Portal for Zambian Primary and Secondary School Learners: A Digitalized Virtual Classroom in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond

Edgar John Sintema 1 *
1 Institute of Virtual and Distance Learning (IVDL), DMI St. Eugene University, Chipata Campus, ZAMBIA* Corresponding Author
Aquademia, 2020, 4(2), ep20017, https://doi.org/10.29333/aquademia/8253
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ABSTRACT

The emergence of coronavirus (COVID-19) and its rapid spread across Asia, Europe, United States of America and parts of Africa led to many republics implementing partial and complete lockdowns of their countries as part of the many solutions to curbing the pandemic. Internal measures included closure of all learning institutions and restricted mobility of citizens. Zambia responded by closure of schools and institutions of higher learning, and a partial lockdown. As an alternative to on-campus learning, some higher learning institutions in Zambia introduced E-learning for their students. This was not the case for primary and secondary schools until mid- Aprils 2020 when educational responses started being implemented. This paper highlights the E-learning and smart revision facility, a virtual classroom for Zambian primary and secondary schools.

KEYWORDS

e-learning and smart revision virtual classroom COVID-19 era

CITATION (APA)

Sintema, E. J. (2020). E-Learning and Smart Revision Portal for Zambian Primary and Secondary School Learners: A Digitalized Virtual Classroom in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond. Aquademia, 4(2), ep20017. https://doi.org/10.29333/aquademia/8253
Harvard
Sintema, E. J. (2020). E-Learning and Smart Revision Portal for Zambian Primary and Secondary School Learners: A Digitalized Virtual Classroom in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond. Aquademia, 4(2), ep20017. https://doi.org/10.29333/aquademia/8253
Vancouver
Sintema EJ. E-Learning and Smart Revision Portal for Zambian Primary and Secondary School Learners: A Digitalized Virtual Classroom in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond. AQUADEMIA. 2020;4(2):ep20017. https://doi.org/10.29333/aquademia/8253
AMA
Sintema EJ. E-Learning and Smart Revision Portal for Zambian Primary and Secondary School Learners: A Digitalized Virtual Classroom in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond. AQUADEMIA. 2020;4(2), ep20017. https://doi.org/10.29333/aquademia/8253
Chicago
Sintema, Edgar John. "E-Learning and Smart Revision Portal for Zambian Primary and Secondary School Learners: A Digitalized Virtual Classroom in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond". Aquademia 2020 4 no. 2 (2020): ep20017. https://doi.org/10.29333/aquademia/8253
MLA
Sintema, Edgar John "E-Learning and Smart Revision Portal for Zambian Primary and Secondary School Learners: A Digitalized Virtual Classroom in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond". Aquademia, vol. 4, no. 2, 2020, ep20017. https://doi.org/10.29333/aquademia/8253

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