Covid-19

Below you can find a series of educational resources, practices, and articles for teachers, non-academic staff, and students to address the global crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

An increasing number of educational institutions around the world are closing campuses as a precautionary measure in the face of this pandemic that is transforming the way we work, learn, teach, and relate. We recommend that you follow the guidelines and procedures established by your institution. We hope that when preparing your academic transition from face-to-face to online, the following educational resources, courses, guides, webinars, strategies, experiences and much more, remain useful to you.

Teachers Resources

The coronavirus pandemic represents a significant challenge for teachers at all educational levels. This hurdle demands the development of new skills, as well as constant adaptation to meet the students’ needs.

Below you will find a list of free tools and resources that will help you navigate this new teaching environment.

The shift to online teaching:

Courses and resources:

Teaching technology:

  • Distance learning solutions (UNESCO) – A curated list of educational applications, platforms and resources to help parents, teachers, schools and school administrators facilitate student learning and provide psychosocial support during periods of school closure.
  • Distance learning resources for schools affected by COVID-19 (Google) – Resources for educators and IT administrators preparing for school closures.
  • MENTOR – A Virtual Mentoring Portal, a safe and monitored mentoring platform for mentors and mentees to continue their relationships while they may be separated due to COVID-19.

Mental health and wellbeing:

Non-Academic Staff Resources

The unexpected closure of educational institutions represents a challenge for non-academic staff; the new isolated environment demands the ability to manage home office duties under constant family interactions.

We share with you work from home (WFH) tools and the valuable experience of other institutions to support you through this complex transition.

The shift to remote work:

Courses and resources:

WFH tools:

Students Resources

Worldwide millions of students were forced to return home or confined to a foreign city face a unique learning test. You will need to discover new ways of collaboration, learning and socialization.

Here are some powerful strategies, tools, and experiences that will enrich your online learning.

The shift to online learning:

Courses and resources:

  • Open Yale courses – Open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University.
  • MIT OpenCourseWare – A web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content.
  • Free CS Courses (Amazon) – A growing list of free computer science during COVID-19.
  • Coursera – Free access to audit more than 3800 courses and 400 specializations from leading universities and companies.
  • Free Skillshare courses – Free two-month access for those with .edu and .k12 email addresses and a limited number of two-month free memberships based on need.
  • The British Museum – Museum with more than eight million objects in its collection, half of them can be seen online.
  • Free University Courses to Learn a New Language (Class Central) – Learn Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Japanese or other languages from these free online university courses.

Online learning tech tools: