Distance Education

The list of educational applications, platforms and resources below aim to help parents, teachers, schools and school administrators facilitate student learning and provide social care and interaction during periods of school closure. Most of the solutions curated are free and many cater to multiple languages.

A decision tree to help users decide what remote learning platform/module is best used.

A selection of national learning platforms from countries affected by school closures due to COVID-19

Using data on access to technology from household surveys (MICS and DHS) and information on national education responses to school closures gathered from UNICEF education staff in over 120 countries, this brief explores potential promising practices for equitable remote learning.

How to ensure refugees benefit from national virtual learning responses

The experiences documented in this publication show that the practice of effectively integrating ICTs into the teaching and learning of literacy and numeracy is not a simple one-step process.

The UNRWA Self-Learning Programme is designed to support the learning of the core concepts and skills in the regular curriculum and textbooks, with an emphasis on literacy and numeracy.

Provisional solutions can and should be designed. As an early emergency response, the Innovation Development Directorate at EAA has compiled a list of learning resources in several languages to help guide parents, guardians and stakeholders.

The COVID-19 Learning Pathway aims to enable humanitarians, including local responders, to be best equipped to respond to the global pandemic COVID-19 (Coronavirus).

This technical note sets out some of the key priorities and recommendations on how to mitigate those risks and promote positive online experiences for children.

The impact of mass media interventions (including radio) is mixed. Systematic review evidence points to small to medium impacts on knowledge outcomes and reduction of a limited set of high-risk behaviors. The systematic literature focuses on health multi-component interventions often implemented in low to middle-income settings.

This publication is a guide to the type of technology modes, education models, and instructional methods used for teacher pre-service and in-service distance learning across the globe. 

Inspired by the united solidarity and innovative experiences of millions of teachers and students, this handbook aims to define the term “flexible learning” with vivid examples and touching stories. It describes several implemented flexible online learning strategies during the COVID-19 outbreak.

This report provides a rapid evidence summary of what is known about best practice in teaching when school students are educated by distance learning.

Compilation of information and resources related to initiating the development of distance learning modalities for the Mozambique Education Cluster

This micro-course supports new online teachers with the design, development, and implementation of an online module, workshop, course or program by introducing instructional processes and strategies for online learning based on what we know about how learning happens.

This report explores the socio-economic impact of connectivity for refugees in a large, rural camp setting in Tanzania. Nyarugusu is one of three large refugee camps in the Kigoma region.

This guidance is part of a series to support you during the Covid-19 crisis

The purpose of this review, produced by USAID's Data and Evidence in Education Programs (DEEP) activity, is to provide evidence on four effective distance learning modalities that can be implemented in USAID-recipient countries during and beyond emergencies.

This report explores lessons from conflict and education in emergencies (EiE) seeking evidence-informed recommendations for policy makers that can help in the global response to Covid-19. The report explores transferability from EiE contexts to non-EiE Covid-19-affected contexts.

This research brief is one of a series that explores the impact of COVID-19 on education. It focuses on the potential parental role in learning and its association with foundational reading and numeracy skills.

This guidance is part of a series to support you during the Covid-19 crisis.

The following questions can help you to determine the feasibility of distance learning in your context. It can guide you in designing effective online learning/teaching solutions in a short time, avoiding some of the most common pitfalls.

This guidance on continuity of learning during school closures draws on the key lessons learned from the COVID-19 education response around the world. It was developed for government policymakers and education staff of national and international organizations involved in the education response during school closures.

21 needs assessment reports from 14 country offices were analysed for education-related findings. Most assessments conducted to date have been multi-sectoral, with a focus on the impact of COVID-19 on children and families. Given the scale of school closures, the impact on children’s learning and wellbeing is a common thread throughout the assessments.