ERIC Number: EJ1367813
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1548-1093
EISSN: EISSN-1548-1107
Online Synchronous Teaching during a Pandemic: Investigation of Technology Efficacy and College Student Responses
Sood, Pallavi; Sharma, Kulwant Kumar; Kumar, Rajeev
International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, v17 n6 Article 20 2022
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spread rapidly across the globe, most educational institutions tried to address major challenges of engaging students in a productive way and disseminating knowledge through online learning. Given this consideration, the present study qualitatively explores the observations and experiences of a private university and giant strides taken by the institution in adapting and delivering value to all the stakeholders through educational transformation during the pandemic. The data was collected using observations and in-depth interviews. The findings of the study revealed that the university went through certain structural changes and modified teaching pedagogy for virtual delivery like providing support and training to the faculty before shifting completely to online mode and delivering the sessions online in both synchronous and asynchronous mode. The results of the study are likely to help transform and address the major challenges of engaging students in a productive way and disseminating knowledge through online learning during a pandemic.
Descriptors: Online Courses, COVID-19, Pandemics, College Students, Student Attitudes, Private Colleges, Educational Change, Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Educational Technology, Change Strategies, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Distance Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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