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Looking to the future : e-learning at St George’s by Andy Leask There were already a lot of exciting, creative things happening with technology in school. Virtual and Augmented Reality tech was bringing learning alive for students; audio and video technology was being used by teachers to enhance learning and teaching, and by students to demonstrate their learning. Coronavirus – and the move to distance learning – undoubtedly accelerated things, however. In the space of a very short time we all (staff, students and parents) had to learn a lot. How to communicate with each other, remotely. How to teach remotely. How to assess remotely. How to look after the wellbeing of our students, our colleagues and ourselves. But learn a lot we did! The response to distance learning has been nothing short of amazing, and I feel proud of how positively everyone in the community
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