Gillian sees three key challenges that teachers faced with the transition to remote learning during the pandemic: mastering new pedagogical techniques without prior experience, dealing with reduced emotional interaction with students, and balancing teaching with personal responsibilities at home. Gillian admires teachers’ adaptability. She notes how the pandemic exposed existing educational inequities. She calls for improved access to high-quality connectivity and educational resources globally and urges educators to collaborate and share effective practices. Emphasising the need for a blend of academic, engaging, and secure remote learning tools, Gillian advocates for a holistic approach to online education.
Listen to Gillian
“Many of our concerns have been about kids, and how we make sure that they’re still learning. It’s wonderful to hear the discourse turn to thinking about those who are doing the teaching, who are providing that care and that education.”
Gillian Hayes
Gillian Hayes
Gillian Hayes (PhD) is Professor of Informatics at UC Irvine. Her research focuses on human-computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, and health informatics. She designs, develops, deploys, and evaluates technologies to empower people to use collected data to address real human needs in sensitive and ethically responsible ways. In particular, her work addresses means for enabling vulnerable populations to participate in the technology design process, understand their data, and use these data to improve their quality of life.
