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ERIC Number: ED663770
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Dec
Pages: 14
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Curriculum in Emergency COVID-19 Remote Education at Saudi Universities: Same or Adjusted
Reima Al-Jarf
Online Submission, Paper presented at the International Conference on ICT in Education and Training (TICET7) (7th, Berlin, Germany, Dec 18-19, 2021)
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, there was a sudden shift from face-to-face instruction to distance learning (DL) in all schools and universities in Saudi Arabia. This abrupt transition was associated with some challenges and changes. This study aims to find out whether instructors, departments and/or colleges at Saudi universities have changed, modified, or adjusted their college curriculum content taught in the DL environment during the first 3 semesters of the Pandemic (Spring 2020, Fall 2021 and Spring 2021) and whether new courses or training were offered to prepare the students to the Pandemic job market. A sample of instructors and students from English Language Centers, Colleges of Languages, Translation, Linguistics, English Literature, Education and Computer Science at 8 Saudi universities were randomly selected and surveyed. All of the instructors reported no adjustments made and no new courses and skills offered in the languages, translation, linguistics, literature, education or computer science curricula in the DL courses offered to students during the first 3 semesters of the Pandemic. Graduate and undergraduate students surveyed confirmed what the instructors reported about the college curricula. The only difference is in the delivery mode. The instructors indicated that no changes could be made in the college curricula as those have to be approved by their Department, College and Academic Councils. However, there were some alternatives for completing the Teaching Practicum courses and Graduation Projects offered to senior students in the different colleges as there was no face-to-face training/practice. The students preferred lecture recordings (asynchronous DL) to synchronous DL. Results and recommendations are given in detail.
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia
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