Educators began 2020 focused on familiar challenges: putting together effective lessons, motivating students and preparing for tests. Students geared up for common milestones like the end of the school year and the approach of summer. Few could have imagined that now almost a year later, the pandemic is still affecting students and teachers worldwide, as many institutions continue to operate online or have implemented a hybrid approach of online and in-person learning. As educators continue to adapt to teaching online, institutions face complex questions about the future of their students’ education.
At the beginning of April 2020, UNESCO estimated that almost 1.6 billion K-12 students were affected due to 194 country-wide school closures. In-classroom teaching needed to rapidly shift to online learning, with limited or no guidelines in place. With the start of 2021, most schools across the globe have fully or partially opened. However, 12 countries, including the United States, institutions still remain closed or partially closed, affecting 1.4 million students. Teachers and students are still facing similar challenges as they continue to adjust to online learning:
As schools continue to adjust to the evolving online learning landscape, they can take proactive steps towards providing a secure and seamless user experience by partnering with the right security vendors. Cloud-based solutions offer schools the flexibility to rapidly deploy remote learning environments while keeping teachers and students safe.
Educational institutions shouldn’t have to worry about protecting teachers and students as they adapt to virtual learning. Palo Alto Networks solutions offer schools and other businesses peace of mind so they can focus on what is important. Meanwhile, Palo Alto Networks works in the background to protect users, apps and data no matter where they are located. Establishing a remote workforce quickly is no easy task, but Palo Alto Networks can provide rapid deployment and scale with over 100 locations globally.
Together, Prisma Access and GlobalProtect provide a complete solution to protect devices and users, while ensuring bandwidth and user experience aren’t sacrificed. Online learning is in demand now, but educational institutions can look for these benefits no matter what the learning landscape becomes in the future.
Learn more about Palo Alto Networks remote workforce offerings and see how we can help your educational institution focus on learning, while we take care of the security.
Updated Jan. 7, 2021
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