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good because it saves a lot of trans- initiatives to interact with their pro- closures, to slowdown the spread of
port time and costs. I used to spend fessors. the outbreak.
around HK$ 30 a day, which is HK$ “Students have to accept that we WHO advises “all countries to
600 a month,” she says. do not have any choice for now,” continue efforts that have been ef-
Another CUHK student Mar- Fan says. “Don’t hide behind your fective in limiting the number of
cus, who declines to reveal his full computer. Ask your professors ques- cases and slowing the spread of the
name, shares Leung’s view. Mar- tions,” she encourages. virus.”
cus lives in Kwun Tong and his Ho, lecturer of the Department of The United Nations Educational
journey to CUHK takes him about Information Engineering at CUHK, Scientific and Cultural Organisa-
40 minutes to an hour. “I used to also believes communication be- tion (UNESCO) says the COVID-19
get up more than an hour before my tween teachers and students is cru- outbreak has deprived education of
classes. But with online classes, I can cial, especially for online classes. nearly 300 million students world-
just get up and turn on my laptop,” “The students should be aware wide. Audrey Azoulay, Director-
he says. “I think I am more proactive that they are not only given a set of General of UNESCO notes “ (if) the
(in online classes), because it’s not online notes and online videos for global scale and speed of the current
(a) face-to-face (interaction). I feel learning, but also individual assis- educational disruption is unparal-
less shy in class discussions.” tance and extra learning resources in leled and, if prolonged, (it) could
the same way as in the conventional threaten the right to education.”
Advice From Teachers classroom teaching,” Ho says.
“I am still learning how to use the
platform to overcome challenges The Unknown Future
that limit the interactions with stu- As of April 7, 2020, 1,347,235 of
dents,” says Professor Fan Tingting, the world population is confirmed
assistant professor in the Depart- with COVID-19 and reported 46,150
ment of Marketing at CUHK Busi- deaths according to WHO. Countries Edited by Soohyun Kim
ness School. Fan advises students to across the world went into nation- Sub-edited by Cynthia Sit
be more proactive and make more wide lockdown, including school

An empty classroom at Humanities Building, CUHK
(Photo courtesy of Marcus)