Managing the Shift to Online: Lecturers' Strategies during and beyond Lockdown

Autor/inn/en	Ogegbo, Ayodele A.; Tijani, Fatimah
Titel	Managing the Shift to Online: Lecturers' Strategies during and beyond Lockdown
Quelle	In: Educational Research, 65 (2023) 1, S.24-39 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ogegbo, Ayodele A.) ORCID (Tijani, Fatimah)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1881
DOI	10.1080/00131881.2022.2154687
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Electronic Learning; Educational Technology; Foreign Countries; Teacher Attitudes; College Faculty; Teaching Methods; Barriers; Mathematics; Computer Science; Accounting; Family and Consumer Sciences; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Unterrichtsmedien; Ausland; Lehrerverhalten; Fakultät; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Mathematik; Informatik; Abrechnung; Buchführung; Buchhaltung
Abstract	Background: The coronavirus pandemic has caused a shift in how many teaching, learning and research activities are conducted internationally. Lockdowns compelled all education sectors, including higher education (HE), to adopt a variety of online learning practices at short notice. As these changes in practice have implications beyond the pandemic, more needs to be understood about settings across the globe where the move to online may pose particular challenges. This study brings a focus to how lecturers in a college of education in Nigeria responded to the professional demands of lockdowns and developed strategies for managing educational activities that have relevance during and beyond the pandemic itself. Purpose: The aim of the study reported in this paper was to examine lecturers' perceptions of the management of teaching, learning and research activities during a lockdown, drawing out longer term implications. Methods: Data were collected through in-depth, one-to-one interviews with six lecturers from a college of education in Nigeria. Interview data were analysed qualitatively. Findings: Detailed analysis indicated that lecturers' strategies included encouraging students to engage in self-directed learning, as they uploaded learning materials on messaging groups and the college's e-learning platform. However, lecturers felt that the quality of teaching and assessment was compromised by factors including: irregular power supply, poor internet connection, high data costs and some students' limited digital skills. A particular concern was students' lack of interaction on the online platforms, which lecturers perceived to result in a more passive teaching and learning process. Lecturers also experienced difficulties undertaking research activities. A range of strategies and implications for the ongoing management of educational activities was discussed. Conclusions: The study offers insights into how some of the challenges encountered could be addressed to support sustainable online and blended teaching and learning in the longer term, in settings internationally where there are barriers to accessing online teaching and learning. Crucial aspects include strengthening educational technology training for lecturers and students, enhancing e-learning platforms for teaching practical courses, and enabling lecturers to develop beneficial and valuable online resources. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01