The Use of Technology to Enhance Distance Learning for Community Development: An Asian Perspective

Abstract

As a result of the Covid 19 pandemic, many countries in the Asian region experienced a persistent learning crisis that was eventually solved by utilizing technology in order to facilitate distance learning and community building as a result of the pandemic. Using technology in the context of distance education contributes to the development of communities as a whole. It has been shown that there are many benefits to sustainable development, such as reducing poverty, guiding sustainable economic growth, preventing inequality and injustice, improving health - especially that of women and children - and protecting the environment, among others. Educating children and adolescents leads to the empowerment of these children and adolescents. It is estimated that there are 59% of the world's population living in the Asian region, which represents the majority of the world's population. In the last decade, a number of countries in the Asian region have achieved impressive progress and have increased enrollment, retention, and completion rates as well as reducing the gender gap in education through the use of technology which has empowered community development initiatives.