scholarly journals Unlearning, Relearning, and Paradigm Shift to Online Tertiary Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
pp. 65-71
Author(s):  
Salequl Islam
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Paradigm Shifts ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The University

The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has compelled to shut down all levels of educational institutions worldwide for a particular time. The pandemic has forced educators and institutions to rapidly switching from classroom teaching to online teaching. The changes in teaching strategies have led both teachers and students into sudden multifaced challenges. Consequently, Bangladesh has closed down all classroom teaching and adapted online system education using different digital platforms. This opinion review has outlined some challenges and opportunities of online in Bangladesh as a representative of developing countries. This paper has further reviewed underlined vital factors in the university system of developing countries that may contribute to paradigm shifts in the education system in the modern competitive world. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.20(5) 2021 p.65-71

scholarly journals Disruptive Changing Higher Education Ecosystems: Have University Academics Been Gazumped?

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. p12
Author(s):  
Dr Warrick Long ◽  
Associate Professor Lisa Barnes ◽  
Professor Maria Northcote ◽  
Professor Anthony Williams
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Academic Environment ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Disruptive Change ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Teaching Workload

Continual reforms in the Australian Higher Education Sector result in ongoing significant changes to the experiences of the Australian academic. As a result, massification, internationalisation and corporatization form the landscape of academia in Australia. The Australian University Accounting Academic (AUAA) faces ongoing challenges and opportunities within this dynamic academic environment, and this study explores these challenges in relation to teaching themed issues that confront the AUAA. By using a questionnaire and interviews with AUAAs, three themes emerged, being curriculum, teaching workload, and the impact of online teaching. The “ASSET” support framework is developed from these conversations with the AUAA’s to help them become an “asset” to the university during these times of disruptive change instead of allowing the system to “gazump” them.

scholarly journals The functionality of interactive digital platforms in online teaching and learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-125
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Novaković
Keyword(s):  
Online Instruction ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Effective Use

This paper looks at the functionality of three interactive digital platforms for creating a virtual environment in online teaching and learning - Hangouts Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams. These platforms have started being widely used during the 2019-nCoV pandemic. On the basis of a review and comparison of their integrated functions and features, as well as of observations made in the course of their parallel use during the spring semester of 2019/20 at the Department of the Serbian language of the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš, the author has established that these platforms have the same general characteristics, while differences exist in the area of integrated functions that can be used by teachers and students. Taking into consideration this segment of the analysis, the author concludes that the interactive digital platforms Zoom and Microsoft Teams are better adapted to the implementation of online instruction than Google's Hangouts Meet, as they enable screen sharing and the following of textual communication, direct sharing of sound by means of a sound card, using a chosen photograph to create an appropriate learning environment, textual communication with one or more participants of the teaching/learning process, special formatting of text in messages, the exchange of teaching/learning materials in real time and for the duration of the call, conducting short surveys within the program, and the recording of each individual lesson. However, the paper also suggests ways of increasing the functionality of all analyzed platforms by using simple add-ons and online tools. By providing a detailed overview of all integrated functions, the paper discusses the methodological implications for their more effective use in online instruction.

scholarly journals Assessment of Teachers and Students Experiences on Online Teaching during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case-Study at a University Dental Teaching Hospital

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-33
Author(s):  
Shilpa Bawane ◽  
Kalyani Bhate ◽  
Luke Kale ◽  
Lakshmi Shetty ◽  
Shreya Raut
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
Teachers And Students

Background: COVID-19 disease is a global phenomenon that is exerting its influence on a lot more than just health sector. Colleges, Institutes, and Schools were also part of the lockdown that followed the outbreak. Educational institutes have shifted from classroom teaching to online teaching-learning platforms. Aim: The study aimed to assess teachers' and students' experiences on online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic at university dental teaching hospital Pune, India. Methodology: The study design was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study. The research setting was online. Eligibility Criteria of the study were the teaching staff of the College who had taken to online teaching and undergraduate students who had attended online classes. Custom-made questionnaire link using 'Google form' was sent to teachers and students through WhatsApp and E-mail. Results: 63% of students and 90% of staff responded with the questionnaires. During COVID-19, 96.7% of teachers and 98.4% of students had used Zoom as an online teaching platform. 25.6% of teachers had experienced network issues as the main problem. 90% of staff did not prefer online teaching over classroom teaching. 10% of teachers did prefer online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.  82.4% of students didn't prefer an online learning method. The most common difficulties faced by students were network issues. Conclusion: Knowledge of teachers' and students' experiences on online teaching is important to overcome the issues faced by them. Teachers' opinions are vital for improvising and dealing with issues with online teaching. The result of this study can be used as a guide for improving effective online teaching.

Challenges Envisioned in Online Teaching on Outbreak of COVID -19

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 226-235
Author(s):  
Nandyal Panduranga Sobhana
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Blackboard System ◽  
The University

The outbreak of COVID -19 was unforeseen and it forced all the Saudi universities to close the campuses and launch online teaching. This paper focused on challenges envisioned in online teaching using Blackboard system. Analytical and descriptive methods of quantitative research was used to analyse and describe the challenges and perceptions of the faculty with regard to online teaching on blackboard, anticipating that the results would form a basis to improvise online teaching in post corona era. The sample of the study constituted 25 faculty members of the Department of English, Samtah University College, Jazan University. A closed and open-ended questionnaire was used to assess the challenges of the university faculty with regard to online teaching and online training program on blackboard. In online teaching, the faculty require digital skills, tools, and instructional strategies than in a conventional face-to-face classroom teaching. They should collaborate with each other working hands-on to integrate online teaching with instructional strategies and find effective ways to support the success of online students. It is important to note that students should be relieved from anxiety and ensured that they would actively engage themselves in online learning. Summing up this research study, the researcher has observed from the analysis of the faculty questionnaire, that the faculty were ready to accept the change from the conventional mode of teaching to modern day online teaching in the post corona era, assuming that technological issues involved are properly taken care of.

scholarly journals Exploring the critical points of teaching STEM subjects in the time of COVID 19: the experience of the course "Microscopy Techniques for Forensic Biology"

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Elvira Brunelli ◽  
Rachele Macirella
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Forensic Biology ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The University ◽  
Microscopy Techniques

Background: The University was among the first structures to be hit by the health emergency, transferring all its teaching and research activities remotely. It was not easy for teachers and students to find themselves suddenly shifted into different teaching and socializing context. Results: This article describes and analyzes the online teaching experience carried out for the course of Microscopy Techniques for Forensic Biology offered as a part of the Master's degree program in Biology at the University of Calabria (Italy). A cross-sectional survey (pilot study) was designed to investigate the accessibility of distance learning along with an evaluation of adjustments needed for the conversion from offline to online instruction. Particular attention has been paid to learning material and lesson duration, with specific emphasis on practical activities. Conclusions: The author's intent is that of opening a comparison between the strengths and weaknesses that emerged in this experience, highlighting, in particular, how the educational relationship between teacher and student has changed.

scholarly journals Competencias investigativas en los docentes beneficiados por la estrategia de formación y acceso para la apropiación pedagógica de las TIC

Tendencias ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Luis Eduardo Paz Saavedra
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Research Development ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The University

El presente artículo recoge los resultados de la investigación realizada en los departamentos de Cauca, Nariño y Putumayo, luego de la formación ofrecida por el programa Computadores para Educar y la Universidad de Nariño en el diplomado “Apropiación Pedagógica de las TIC”. El estudio aborda el fortalecimiento de competencias investigativas luego de dicha formación y del desarrollo de proyectos pedagógicos de aula en los que se pretende la solución de problemáticas propias del contexto de profesores y estudiantes. Entre los aspectos analizados se destaca la actitud que tienen los docentes frente al papel de las TIC en los procesos investigativos, la forma en que estas tecnologías contribuyen a actividades investigativas y a competencias específicas que se ven fortalecidas en este campo. Adicionalmente se analizan los factores que tienen incidencia en todo el proceso, las oportunidades y dificultades a tenerse en cuenta en busca del fortalecimiento de dichas competencias, así como los elementos relevantes cuando se trata de realizar la integración de TIC en los currículos escolares, a fin de mejorar las posibilidades de desarrollo de la investigación escolar.ABSTRACTThis paper presents the results of a research conducted in the departments of Cauca, Nariño and Putumayo, after the completion of a training program offered by Computadores para Educar and the University of Nariño in the course “Pedagogical Appropriation of the IT”. This study approaches the improvement of investigative skills after the completion of the mentioned training and the development of classroom teaching projects in which it’s expected to find a solution for issues relevant from a teachers and students point of view. Among the analyzed aspects, are highlighted the attitude that teachers have towards the role of the IT in the research process, how these technologies contribute to research activities and specific skills that are strengthened in this field. Additionally, the factors that impact the process are discussed; likewise, the opportunities and challenges to be considered in the seek to strengthen such skills as well as relevant elements when it comes to integrating the IT into school curriculums in order to improve the chances of scholar research development.

scholarly journals Assessment and Evaluation for Learners in Multilingual Societies at Technical Civil Engineering Ekasakti University

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-117
Author(s):  
Ungsi A.O. Marmai ◽  
Elda Martha Suri
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Language Of Instruction ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Multilingual Societies ◽  
The University

This analysis examines some of the problems that are faced by teachers and students in the teaching and learning of English for special purposes (ESP) in multilingual nations. A survey recently found that although 98 percent knew that English was the sole language of instruction at the institution, only 49 percent expected to study English as a subject in any form as part of their curriculum. Many students looked upon English as a subject of study necessary only to gain entrance into the university, and had little motivation to study it past the secondary level. Other problems faced by teachers and students include the multilingual background of the learners, lack of cooperation from teachers of other subjects, the need to import language materials, poor levels of language teacher training, and large class sizes. An alternative approach to ESP is suggested, one in which the learner's native language and other languages in the learner's environment play a major role in tertiary education. The importation of culturally and educationally irrelevant materials is noted along with the urgent need for teacher training reform.

scholarly journals Teaching lawyer intercultural professional communication during the COVID-19 pandemic

XLinguae ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 170-181
Author(s):  
Darya Viktorovna Aleynikova
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Communication ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Life Education ◽  
The One ◽  
The University

COVID-19 Pandemic has significantly affected and changed many spheres of life. Education is said to be one of the most vulnerable. The article offers an analysis of problems faced by teachers and students during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the area of intercultural professional communication. The article provides a comparative analysis of the notions of distance teaching, online teaching, and emergent remote teaching. The author discusses problems of emergent remote teaching lawyers intercultural professional communication. One possible solution to the problems discussed is seen in the use of information and communication technology (ICT). Particular emphasis is made on the description of new ICT techniques that could be used while teaching lawyers. The author stresses the significance of continuous learning in the period of the COVID-19 Pandemic, as well as the importance of applying an action-oriented approach in teaching lawyers. The author concludes that, on the one hand, emergency remote teaching has revealed vulnerabilities. On the other hand, it has demonstrated teachers' and staff's organization skills, ability to adapt to new conditions, and creativity that boost students' motivation in the educational process. The idea of the university educational environment is the upbringing of an independent, critically thinking personality, ready to consciously build his own life, to raise his spiritual, moral, and professional level. The author regards the situation that higher education faced as a good experience. Technological advances in the informatization of education open up new prospects for increasing the availability, efficiency, and quality of education. The author employs an experimental research design and combines both qualitative and quantitative design: descriptive and statistical analyses (correlation analysis and T-test).

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Online Mode of Teaching of English Language Courses in Tertiary Level Educational Sectors in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadia Afrin Shorna ◽  
Iffat Jahan Suchona
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Online Mode ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
The University

The aftermath of COVID-19 has affected the lives of Bangladeshi people and impacted dramatically on the educational systems. Due to the pandemic situation, the Bangladeshi tertiary education sector had to switch to an online learning and teaching model from the traditional ones. This paper aims to identify the obstacles encountered by the university teachers in online teaching during the pandemic in Bangladesh. An exploratory qualitative research methodology has been used in this paper. The study was conducted among the teachers working in several universities of Bangladesh. Open-ended questions and semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted among 13 male and 17 female educators to collect data regarding the problems faced by them. The findings revealed four different categories of impediments that the teachers faced during the online mode of teaching and learning. The study results can be helpful to the regulatory authorities and employers of higher education institutions who are planning to adopt online teaching as a regular activity in the future.

scholarly journals Building the Web Interactive Study Environment: Mainstreaming online teaching and learning at the University of Western Sydney

2001 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Sheely ◽  
Deborah Veness ◽  
Lynnae Rankine
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Academic Development ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Consultative Process ◽  
The University ◽  
Ongoing Dialogue ◽  
The Web

<span>The Web Interactive Study Environment or WISE was developed from 1998-2000 at UWS Hawkesbury to address the issues that have arisen in moving online teaching from the innovative to the mainstream. The principles underlying WISE are drawn from a number of educational disciplines including distance education, tertiary education and academic development. Its objective is to influence not only academic practice within the institution but also the ongoing dialogue concerning flexible and online learning.</span><p>Ownership of the process is dispersed throughout the organisation. The WISE team is involved in a wide ranging consultative process which includes virtually every sector of the university community. The result is a constantly evolving environment reliant as much on communication, negotiation and consensus as on hardware and software.</p>

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