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How Instructors Initially Viewed Teaching Online in Higher Education in the UK During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors : Xin Zhao, Michael Kung, Liang Cai

Published in: Learning Technologies and Systems

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Learning and teaching in higher education institutions around the world have been heavily affected by the outbreak of COVID-19 since the fall of 2019. Teachers were suddenly told to convert their classes online and to be prepared to teach virtually. An online focus group (n = 9) was conducted during the initial period of lockdown in the UK at the end of March 2020 to find out about their teaching experiences of transition into online education. A number of challenges were identified in both synchronous and asynchronous teaching processes, including unfamiliarity with the learning management system, privacy concerns, student engagement, preparation time and technological issues. A set of best practices was developed for instructors teaching online during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Title: How Instructors Initially Viewed Teaching Online in Higher Education in the UK During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Xin Zhao
Michael Kung
Liang Cai
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Learning Technologies and Systems
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-66905-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-66906-5

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66906-5_26

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