Some of these tools are even offering how to guide for educators affected by the COVID-19 (See an example from WhatsApp here). Google, Facebook, Telegram, Viber, WhatsApp, and many other tools are able to support online teaching and replace most or some aspects of functions offered by proprietary learning management systems (LMS). If online content delivery is an option for you, a number of the tools that you are already familiar with have features that can be repurposed for conducting online classes. These are extraordinary times and require all of us educators to be creative in how we leverage the resources at our disposal. The answers to these questions will determine your strategy for content delivery that works both for you and your students.

If you are a member of the academic staff working in one of the Ethiopian HEIs and feeling very anxious, your are not alone! If you have been looking for some guidance, please read on. While I have personally used many of the tools mentioned in this post, I have also learned a great deal from other colleagues and fellow professors. Over the past week, I have scoured the internet to identify best practices and locate resources so I can share with my Ethiopian colleagues as we all navigate this difficult transition period. I have also been reflecting on how the current situation impacts instruction at Ethiopian HEIs. As a University professor at a major American public research university, I am equally affected by these sudden changes. As HEIs scramble to make these changes, academic staff are likely to be wondering about optimal ways of maintaining communication with students, delivering course content, and evaluating student learning. Many HEIs in high income countries, including those in the United States have taken similar measures, including converting all instruction to a remote learning format for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. With the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) expected to surge in the coming weeks, Ethiopian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have just been instructed to suspend all face-to-face instruction.

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