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<p>The historical events of COVID-19 pandemic reshaped society forcing an advancement in digital transformation. All the domains had to change and introduce innovation to be able to continue activities in a social distancing context. This was also the case for education which proposed the movement to online education as a solution for reducing the spread of the virus. This paper seeks to present the journey of a school in a rural area of Romania through the pandemic period. The changes they had to make and the lessons they learned are also highlighted. In the end, a glimpse into how things are in the present and how the pieces of digital methods used in the pandemic period bleed through to the present day-to-day activities in a face-to-face context is shown to underline the advancement in digital transformation that the COVID-19 pandemic imposed.</p>
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The historical events of COVID-19 pandemic reshaped society forcing an advancement in digital transformation. All the domains had to change and introduce innovation to be able to continue activities in a social distancing context. This was also the case for education which proposed the movement to online education as a solution for reducing the spread of the virus. This paper seeks to present the journey of a school in a rural area of Romania through the pandemic period. The changes they had to make and the lessons they learned are also highlighted. In the end, a glimpse into how things are in the present and how the pieces of digital methods used in the pandemic period bleed through to the present day-to-day activities in a face-to-face context is shown to underline the advancement in digital transformation that the COVID-19 pandemic imposed.

Digital Transformation for Education Forced by COVID-19 Case Study – a Rural School from Romania

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence

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The historical events of COVID-19 pandemic reshaped society forcing an advancement in digital transformation. All the domains had to change and introduce...

Digital Transformation for Education Forced by COVID-19 Case Study – a Rural School from Romania

Published Online: Jul 14, 2023

Page range: 864 - 869

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2023-0079

Keywords
COVID-19, education, online learning, computer-assisted education

© 2023 Irina-Miruna Radu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Digital Transformation for Education Forced by COVID-19 Case Study – a Rural School from Romania

Published Online: Jul 14, 2023

Page range: 864 - 869

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2023-0079

KeywordsCOVID-19, education, online learning, computer-assisted education

© 2023 Irina-Miruna Radu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
COVID-19, education, online learning, computer-assisted education