ABSTRACT
The 17 chapters in this book (along with the foreword from Gerardo L. Blanco) have highlighted several key overarching messages and commonalities surrounding the current and future state of online teaching and learning during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Among them recognizing the dignity of all students remotely (regardless of their background or circumstance), embracing equity-mindfulness and culturally responsive pedagogies in online learning environments, and helping individuals and institutions work toward justice with purpose and hope. Of these overarching commonalities, we believe that two major themes were consistently shared and expressed by our contributors: (1) addressing unequal access and affordability to information and communication technologies (ICT) and (2) embedding digital transformation in institutional culture and investing in digital infrastructures for a more robust online learning ecosystem.
