The study aims at investigating the STEM faculty members' perspectives and challenges towards distance learning and virtual classes during COVID-19 outbreak. The results are compared with those of non-STEM faculty members from the same institution. Data collection was performed at the United Arab Emirates University in view of four demographic…

This study aimed to investigate Iranian pre-service primary teachers' self-efficacy and attitudes toward teaching science during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected through surveys with 360 pre-service primary teachers who completed their Science Education courses through virtual learning platforms. Results showed that the participants had…

This study sought to gain perspective into the emotions of special education teachers and their feelings of self-efficacy in their ability to provide their students with virtual instruction. A phenomenological study was conducted utilizing a two-interview process to gain insight into those feelings and emotions. By utilizing a phenomenological…

Globally, schools were faced with mandatory shutdowns in the wake of the recent COVID-19 outbreak. To avoid disruption in the education process, teachers and students used alternative education strategies and solutions, switching to emergency remote teaching and learning (ERTL). This change was completely unanticipated, and thus can only be…

Purpose: Mentoring supports children, adolescents and young adults on their career paths and presents an important extracurricular educational format. The COVID-19 pandemic created a strong impetus for the deployment of virtual mentoring programs (VMPs), in which mentors and mentees communicate completely or predominantly through information and…

International student exchange is integral to internationalization at higher education institutions and global human resource development in Japan. However, border closures and restrictions on physical mobility since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced universities to adopt virtual mobility models to deliver international exchange programs.…

This study examined the impact of COVID-19 on the beliefs of high school mathematics teachers in Pakistan regarding the use of digital resources. Participants were six mathematics teachers from both private and government schools with varying years of teaching experience. The responses indicate that despite facing issues, teachers' beliefs have…

The COVID-19 pandemic has created numerous disruptions for educators and researchers, especially in 2020 and 2021. Critical in-person activities, including research, have been postponed or canceled throughout the academic and professional communities of the world. The Project SEED (Summer Experiences for the Economically Disadvantaged) program for…

When the COVID-19 occurred and classes went virtual, art education was particularly at risk because students did not have any art supplies at home. However, art teachers transformed their curriculum, adjusted expectations, and tried their best to teach art despite the isolation. Jane Brumfield Montero struggled to communicate with students and…

The global pandemic has meant that some schools are back in session with new and changing rules, and others are providing remote learning. The U.S. Department of Education has addressed specialized instruction through remote learning for children with disabilities, including addressing misconceptions about service delivery for children with…

This paper attempts to present the challenges and issues of inclusion in distance teaching and learning as experienced by Czech university teachers and students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article offers analytical insights into how the virtual university environment and classrooms were affected by the pandemic crisis. Although several…

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally affected all the spheres of human life, including education. Universities worldwide have established distance learning, which demanded combining and improving both traditional and innovative education forms. The article offers a comprehensive analysis of pre-recorded mini-lectures in the educational space of…

Virtual mobility has emerged as a new tool for the internationalization of higher education with the advent of information and communication technology in the current scenario. With the outbreak of COVID-19, the landscape of global higher education has altered significantly. In that situation, when physical academic mobility became impossible, the…

Purpose: This paper aims to study the perception of school students towards online classes via virtual meeting applications and to unravel the teachers' preparedness and students' preparedness for running synchronous online classes and its impact on student's engagement and their satisfaction during the period of lockdown due to COVID-19.…

The advent of new technology is breaking the boundaries of traditional teaching and learning patterns with virtual worlds (VW) creating new frontiers in education. Previous research has explored the use of VW within educational settings. However, limited studies have investigated the transition processes that educators experience by adopting VW…