scholarly journals Impact of Coronavirus on Higher Education in Pakistan.docx

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saba Zaidi ◽  
Saman Salah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Load Shedding ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Relevant Study ◽  
Study Material

<p>This article is written in order to highlight the issues and difficulties the students and teachers are facing in Pakistan related to online teaching. There are many issues for the students who are living in the peripheries, they do not have timely and proper access to interact apart from continues load shedding of electricity. Some of the faculty members are also not IT savvy therefore they are also facing issues in online teaching and uploading the relevant study material. Mostly, they are not even provided with IT assistant for such task that may facilitate them. This research has highlighted some of these issues and have given suggestion to the policy makers and higher education that may help them.</p>

scholarly journals Impact of Coronavirus on Higher Education in Pakistan.docx

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saba Zaidi ◽  
Saman Salah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Load Shedding ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Relevant Study ◽  
Study Material

<p>This article is written in order to highlight the issues and difficulties the students and teachers are facing in Pakistan related to online teaching. There are many issues for the students who are living in the peripheries, they do not have timely and proper access to interact apart from continues load shedding of electricity. Some of the faculty members are also not IT savvy therefore they are also facing issues in online teaching and uploading the relevant study material. Mostly, they are not even provided with IT assistant for such task that may facilitate them. This research has highlighted some of these issues and have given suggestion to the policy makers and higher education that may help them.</p>

scholarly journals Online Teaching and Learning Ecology in Thai Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anucha Somabut ◽  
Kulthida Tuamsuk
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Technology And Learning ◽  
Learning Ecology

The chapter presents the impact of COVID-19 on Thai higher education the national, and university reactions and policies to cope with the situation. Parallel with the technology disruption, most universities have been attempting to promote online teaching due to the new learning environments and learning style of students, while faculty members are still reluctant. However, the COVID-19 has inevitably changed the ways the faculty members handle their classes. In this chapter, the findings on the components of online teaching and learning ecology (OTLE) in Thai higher education during the COVID-19 is summarized and proposed, covering the following topics: learning and teaching method, technology and learning resources, teacher roles, and student roles and responsibilities. Finally, the key success factors for the development of learning ecology at the higher education level are also covered.

Shifting Perspectives on Student Activism

2017 ◽  
pp. 52-65
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
Student Activism ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
College Administrators ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
Societal Expectations ◽  
Independent Thinking

This chapter explores how activism is positioned within the world and within higher education. Societal expectations of college students are discussed and include the idea that student's mirror the larger world around them. This leads to students' use of technology as a form of activism, and ultimately, how students balance their own independent thinking and their relationships with faculty members. A second perspective presented is how activism looks to college administrators and policy makers, noting that technology-based activism may draw upon a larger collection of students, but may actually result in less disturbance and impact on campus. The chapter concludes with projections as to what activism will look like in the future.

scholarly journals Navigating Distance and Traditional Higher Education: Online faculty experiences

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice G. Yick ◽  
Pam Patrick ◽  
Amanda Costin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Academic Culture ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Discussion Board ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Online Faculty ◽  
Faculty Experiences

<P>The academic culture of higher educational institutions is characterized by specific pedagogical philosophies, assumptions about rewards and incentives, and values about how teaching is delivered. In many academic settings, however, the field of distance education has been viewed as holding marginal status. Consequently, the goal of this qualitative study was to explore faculty members&rsquo; experiences in a distance education, online university while simultaneously navigating within a traditional environment of higher education. A total of 28 faculty members participated in a threaded, asynchronous discussion board that resembled a focus group. Participants discussed perceptions about online teaching, working in an institution without a traditional tenure system, and the role of research in distance education. Findings indicated that online teaching is still regarded as less credible; however, participants also noted how this perception is gradually changing. Several benchmarks of legitimacy were identified for online universities to adopt in order to be viewed as credible. The issue of tenure still remains highly debated, although some faculty felt that tenure will be less crucial in the future. Finally, recommendations regarding attitudinal shifts within academic circles are described with particular attention to professional practice, program development, and policy decision-making in academia.</P> <P><B>Key words:</B> distance education, online education, online faculty experiences, academia, tenure</P>

Book Review: Transforming Higher Education: Views from Leaders Around the World

NASPA Journal ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan J. Norris
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Intended Audience ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The World ◽  
Higher Education Organizations

Internationalization is a familiar theme in higher education. "Transforming Higher Education: Views from Leaders Around the World" is intended to address what the author characterizes as one of the ironies of higher education: while faculty members are well-internationalized, policymakers tend to focus on the higher education of their own nation. The intended audience, apart from scholars, is those who are or who work with leaders, policy makers, and administrators in higher education organizations around the world. The goal of the book is to demonstrate that despite the differences that exist from nation to nation, higher education faces problems and forces that are remarkably similar throughout the world.

scholarly journals Transformation of Higher Education into New Normal

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Osman Ferda Beytekin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Teaching Style ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Experience Teaching ◽  
The Future ◽  
University Support ◽  
First Time

The purpose of this qualitative study was to get a better understanding of faculty members&#39; views on the future of higher education by their first-time online teaching experiences during the Fall 2021 academic semester, which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the outbreak&#39;s rapid and widespread dissemination, it created a unique phenomenon that had a significant impact on faculty members who had no prior experience teaching courses entirely online. In order to conduct this qualitative research, purposive sampling was used to choose ten faculty members from a variety of disciplines who had at least ten years of experience teaching in a traditional classroom setting at a public university in Izmir, Turkey. Faculty members were asked about the future of higher education in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Apart from that, each faculty member was asked to discuss how the mandatory shift to online education altered their teaching style and how institutional help impacted their experiences throughout the pandemic. As a consequence of their observations and statements of their perspectives on events they witnessed and personally experienced, the key issue of &quot;transformation of higher education with hybrid perspective&quot; developed as a central theme. The data analysis revealed the following subthemes: &quot;educators on the internet,&quot; &quot;sustain and evolve,&quot; and &quot;university support&quot;. These findings may be applied in a variety of contexts, including educational leadership and the design of hybrid and online courses, among other applications in higher education.

Stressors in Electronic Exams in Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 1673-1674
Author(s):  
Leila Safabakhsh ◽  
Azizollah Arbabisarjou
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Electronic Learning ◽  
The Past ◽  
Respiratory Droplets

Since emerging Covid-19 on March 11,2010, universities have suspended or canceled their activities in their campus for example classroom learning, workshops, congress and examinations. Policy Makers in Higher Education and Faculty members transitioned their learning , assessment and evaluations to electronic learning and exams. Stress due to Covid 19 spreading and Stress due to exams have challenged higher education. Students my experience double stress through this situation. Background: The pandemic of coronavirus is named COVID-19, has challenged the world during the past several months. Coronavirus is transmitted through direct contact with the patient (coughing, sneezing, respiratory droplets,). Respiratory droplets spread through close contact from a person to others (hugging, kissing, and patient care) can transmit coronavirus The COVID-19 has affected all aspects of human life, specially education and learning ( 1).

scholarly journals E-Learning in Higher Education and Covid-19 Outbreak: Challenges and Opportunities

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-43
Author(s):  
Saeed Hameed Aldulaimi Et al.
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
University Policy ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education

Driven by the current circumstances of the COVID-19 outbreak, this study investigates the rise of online teaching in higher education (HE). It collects feedback from the teaching professionals regarding their opinion on E-learning experience to answer the following question: in the distinctive rise of e-learning during the covid-19 outbreak, what are the main challenges and opportunities in conducting your online teaching? This study has numerous implications related to E-learning in higher education. It provides recommendations to governments and university policy-makers in designing the policies and programs on E-learning. Furthermore, the university’s top management (i.e. president, VP, dean of college and HOD) need to concentrate on the importance of enhancing education quality in their institutions during this exceptional time.

scholarly journals Minimizing Potential Issues in Higher Education by Professionally Developing University Teachers

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Anam Siddiqui ◽  
Hassan Danial Aslam ◽  
Hafiz Muhammad Farhan ◽  
Adeel Luqman ◽  
Muhammad Arfan Lodhi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Education System ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Comprehensive Model ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Higher Education System

Abstract   The major purposes of this paper is to firstly explore the relationship among three variables namely professional development of faculty members, teachers’ performance and quality of higher education, and secondly to provide solution to perceived issues and challenges faced by higher education system with the help of comprehensive model. Authors have deeply reviewed previous research studies conducted by researchers and have elaborated their views in connection with the current debate. This paper is purely qualitative in nature and authors have formulated comprehensive model that can be helpful for the policy makers and administrators of the higher education system. This comprehensive model clearly explains that if teachers are equipped with proper and well organized pedagogical as well as administrative training programs then their performance can be greatly improved which can further enhance the quality of education delivered to the students. Both pre-service and in-service professional development programs should be organized for faculty members that will improve their knowledge, skills and abilities, which in turn will further improve their academic, pedagogical and administrative job performance resulting the improvement of overall quality education. Moreover the relation that has been explored can be used to minimize many emerging problems, and perceived issues and challenges faced by higher education system. The model proposed by authors will be useful for policy makers who can then make better policies and can design improved procedures to enhance quality of education. Besides all this, the model is also helpful for management/administrators of higher education system to train and develop their faculty members on specified patterns to inculcate healthy learning among their students. Key words: Professional Development of faculty members, Perceived Issues and Challenges to Higher Education, Quality, Quality of Education, Professional Development Programs, Performance of Faculty Members.

scholarly journals Technology Integration in Higher Education During COVID-19: An Assessment of Online Teaching Competencies Through Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huma Akram ◽  
Yang Yingxiu ◽  
Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan ◽  
Ali Alkhalifah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technology Integration ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Teaching Competencies ◽  
Pedagogical Content

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly shifted education from traditional to an online version, which was an emergent state for teachers and students. The substantive situation thus raises the importance of technology integration in education, and teachers are required to update their competencies, respectively. In this regard, the study assessed online teaching competencies of faculty members following, technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) model. Closed-ended surveys were employed for quantitative analysis of randomly selected 256 faculty members from public universities in Karachi, Pakistan. Results indicated that teachers possessed adequate levels of knowledge across all the domains of TPACK. The highest competency was obtained by content knowledge (CK), while technological knowledge (TK) was reported at the lowest level. Furthermore, a significant difference was noted in terms of gender and teaching experience. Correspondingly, the study proposes that the TPACK model should be employed in the professional development programs to develop teachers’ TPACK for integrating information communication and technology in the pedagogical practices. The findings of the study present a constructive overview of teachers’ digital competencies and technology use in teaching and learning in the time of the COVID-19 and also play a significant role in the integration of technology in the post-pandemic time in higher education. The study also suggests relevant educational authorities and policymakers for assessing and enhancing the technological competencies of teachers for quality online education.

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