Table 11.
Technology-based positive outcomes emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic.
| No. | Silver linings emerging from COVID-19 | Freq. |
|---|---|---|
| Individual based outcomes | ||
| Enhanced digital literacy | 1 | |
| Improved the use of electronic media for sharing information | 1 | |
| Ease and comfort of attending online sessions from home without physically traveling | 1 | |
| Learners are actively searching and bringing the relevant online content to the session | 1 | |
| Being independent of place and time leads to better educational prospects | 1 | |
| COVID-19 has stimulated stronger activism from learners | 1 | |
| Increased autonomy in learning process | 13 | |
| Improved personal hygiene | 4 | |
| Students investing more time and effort in their self-study | 4 | |
| Teachers and students are more engaged than in traditional mode | 1 | |
| Worldwide exposure (interact with peers worldwide wide) | 1 | |
| Better time management | 1 | |
| Organizational based outcomes | ||
| Teleworking adopted by many organization | 1 | |
| Build capacity for technology based learning | 1 | |
| Growth of virtual organizations | 1 | |
| Development of digital pedagogy | 1 | |
| More contextualized responses to education and learning | 1 | |
| Roadmap for teachers to teach differently in hard areas while learning digitally | 1 | |
| Evolve education systems into something fit for the 21st century | 1 | |
| The overcoming of information flow impediments | 1 | |
| Fostering of responsible educational activism | 1 | |
| Increased university collaboration and partnerships | 1 | |
| Development and implementation of online and blended programs | 1 | |
| Equal learning opportunity is provided to each students by online teaching | 1 | |
| Use of online learning activities facilitate greater engagement of the learner | 1 | |
| Improved environmental hygiene (markets and shops) | 2 | |
| Indigenous knowledge promoted | 1 | |
| Improved environmental hygiene | 1 | |
| Technology based outcomes | ||
| Rise in use of Learning Management Systems | 1 | |
| Increases diffusion of new technologies in education | 1 | |
| Increased innovation | 10 | |
| Promoted digital resilience | 4 | |
| Serve as a catalyst for digitalization of education | 1 | |
| Enhanced level of knowledge in technology, diversification in tools used for online Learning, autonomy | 1 |