As an international curriculum advisor/developer, I have been amazed at the ability of people to make the shift from face-to-face instruction to Zoom or Skype. However, both platforms are a poor substitute for engaging instruction that is active, participatory, and one that uses multiple apps and e-tools to support instruction.

The shift in education HAS TO include a focus on excellent pedagogy, and the use of technology to ENHANCE learning. For most teachers, they have not been provided with the opportunity to gain the knowledge about how to do this. There are two major errors that become evident, neither of which are the teacher's fault since the shift to on-line learning came without warning. The first error is the emphasis on the technology, rather than effective instruction supported by technology, and the lack of effective in-service education or OJT (on the job training), the second. Schools and school divisions have been scrambling to provide the kind of support needed, but this is difficult due to a lack of funding, time and expertise.

A couple of years before the pandemic, while instructing in a post-degree teaching preparation programme, colleagues and I noted the need to provide information to our students and to a wider audience of instructional designers about how different instructional approaches could be enhanced, not replaced by coupling it with specific technologies. To meet this need, we produced a book entitled "Ten Strategies for Building Community with Technology: A Handbook for Instructional Designers and Programme Developers. The need for the information and guidance in this publication has never been greater.