Sunday, March 08, 2020

Yet another: Hey! I know that guy!
Although in this case the "guy" in question is myself.

Some background... because of school closures in Vietnam (due to the Coronavirus) many educational institutions have been experimenting with some form of online teaching.  As education is a big business in Asia, this has interested the news media.
For background on the issue generally, see this article from the VNexpress: Teachers, students struggle to connect as coronavirus drives online education

At my institution, I agreed to help out with a photoshoot to advertise our online classes.  The story was then picked up by Thanh Nien (which is, according to Wikipedia, "a Ho Chi Minh city-based newspaper in Vietnam. In 2009 it was the second most circulated newspaper in Vietnam, with an average circulation of 300,000.")  And a photo of the back of my head appeared accompanying the article.

https://thanhnien.vn/giao-duc/he-sinh-thai-hoc-truc-tuyen-giai-phap-cho-mua-dich-covid-19-1187405.html?fbclid=IwAR30PqjvdV8OfoQuYe0w9a8OeP_WsnV446MriJ3BeIe1Vg_fKamkX5uykqo
The article is all in Vietnamese, but you can view it on Google Translate HERE.

2 comments:

Whisky Prajer said...

I'm assuming the puppet is a teaching aid? Or is it to keep you from touching your face?

Joel Swagamn said...

Teaching aid. Although not touching the face is an added bonus :)